diff --git a/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/util/Selement.java b/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/util/Selement.java
index 3d952bc201..4de5ea1619 100644
--- a/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/util/Selement.java
+++ b/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/util/Selement.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class Selement<T extends Element>{
     }
 
     public <A extends Annotation> A annotation(Class<A> annotation){
+        if(true) return e.getAnnotation(annotation);
         try{
             Method m = com.sun.tools.javac.code.AnnoConstruct.class.getDeclaredMethod("getAttribute", Class.class);
             m.setAccessible(true);
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 399aee42f6..6883be3f0d 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-if(JavaVersion.current() != JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8){
-    //throw new GradleException("!!! YOU MUST USE JAVA 8 TO COMPILE AND RUN MINDUSTRY !!! Read the README. Your version: ${System.properties["java.version"]}")
-}
-
 include 'desktop', 'core', 'server', 'ios', 'annotations', 'tools', 'tests'
 
 def use = { ... names ->