diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/.classpath b/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/.classpath
index e8ea977a694..4f83b2397ec 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/.classpath
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/.classpath
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 <classpath>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
deleted file mode 100755
index 980b98c1d5f..00000000000
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.methodParameters=do not generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 17eba6b623a..91c199054dc 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.filestorage/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Bundle-Name: Sse File storage
 Bundle-SymbolicName: com.sap.sse.filestorage
 Bundle-Version: 1.0.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: SAP
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Export-Package: com.sap.sse.filestorage,
  com.sap.sse.filestorage.impl,
  com.sap.sse.filestorage.testsupport