diff --git a/content/docs/installation/java.md b/content/docs/installation/java.md
index 605404fe..6630fd89 100644
--- a/content/docs/installation/java.md
+++ b/content/docs/installation/java.md
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ Make sure the Cucumber version is the same for all Cucumber dependencies.
# Maven
-If you are going to use the lambda expressions API (Java 8) to write the step
-definitions, add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`:
-
-```xml
-
- io.cucumber
- cucumber-java8
- {{% version "cucumberjvm" %}}
- test
-
-```
-
-Otherwise, to write them using annotated methods, add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`:
+Add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`:
```xml
@@ -49,22 +37,7 @@ You can now run Cucumber [from the command line](/docs/cucumber/api/#from-the-co
# Gradle
-If you are using Gradle **4.10.3 or older**, and you are going to use the lambda expressions API (Java 8) to write the step
-definitions, add the following dependencies to `build.gradle`:
-
-
-```
-dependencies {
- testCompile 'io.cucumber:cucumber-java8:{{% version "cucumberjvm" %}}'
- testCompile 'io.cucumber:cucumber-junit:{{% version "cucumberjvm" %}}'
-}
-
-repositories {
- mavenCentral()
-}
-```
-
-If you would prefer to write step definitions using annotated methods and you are using Gradle **4.10.3 or older**, add the following dependencies to `build.gradle`:
+If you are using Gradle **4.10.3 or older** add the following dependencies to `build.gradle`:
```
dependencies {
@@ -77,19 +50,7 @@ repositories {
}
```
-Similarly, if you want to use Gradle **5.0 or more recent**, and would like to use the lambda API, add the following block to `build.gradle`.
-```
-dependencies {
- testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-java8:{{% version "cucumberjvm" %}}'
- testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-junit:{{% version "cucumberjvm" %}}'
-}
-
-repositories {
- mavenCentral()
-}
-```
-
-Otherwise, to write them using annotated methods, add the following dependencies to `build.gradle`:
+Similarly, if you want to use Gradle **5.0 or more recent** add the following dependencies to `build.gradle`:
```
dependencies {