diff --git a/notification_service/pom.xml b/notification_service/pom.xml
index 566fbdd..ed52704 100644
--- a/notification_service/pom.xml
+++ b/notification_service/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <description>Air quality alert notifications via Microsoft Teams</description>
 
   <properties>
-    <java.version>21</java.version>
+    <java.version>17</java.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-scheduling</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
       <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>