diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 20ebd809e..da8a4f3b4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 # To import data from the docker host using port 5432 mapped for 127.0.0.1 only use something like this:
 # $ psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U moqui -W moqui < pg-dump.sql
 
-version: "2"
 services:
   moqui-server:
     image: moqui
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 2e351b196..78c28693f 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -13,76 +13,6 @@ COMPONENT_SET=${COMPONENT_SET:=""}
 RUN_LOCAL_SEARCH=${RUN_LOCAL_SEARCH:="true"}
 search_name=${search_name:="opensearch"}
 
-# Function to check if a command is available
-command_exists() {
-  command -v "$1" &> /dev/null
-}
-
-# Function to install SDKMAN!
-install_sdkman() {
-  echo "Installing SDKMAN!..."
-  curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
-  source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
-}
-
-# Function to source SDKMAN!
-source_sdkman() {
-  if [ -f "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh" ]; then
-    source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
-  else
-    echo "SDKMAN! not found. Attempting to install SDKMAN!..."
-    install_sdkman
-  fi
-}
-
-# Check if Java 11 Temurin is installed
-JAVA_INSTALLED=false
-if command_exists java; then
-  JAVA_VERSION=$(java -version 2>&1 | awk -F '"' '/version/ {print $2}' | cut -d'.' -f1-2)
-  if [[ "$JAVA_VERSION" == "11.0" ]]; then
-    JAVA_INSTALLED=true
-  fi
-fi
-
-# Check if Gradle 7.4.1 is installed
-GRADLE_INSTALLED=false
-if command_exists gradle; then
-  GRADLE_VERSION=$(gradle -v | awk '/Gradle/ {print $2}')
-  if [[ "$GRADLE_VERSION" == "7.4.1" ]]; then
-    GRADLE_INSTALLED=true
-  fi
-fi
-
-# Install SDKMAN! and required packages if necessary
-if [ "$JAVA_INSTALLED" = false ] || [ "$GRADLE_INSTALLED" = false ]; then
-  # Ensure SDKMAN! is installed and sourced
-  source_sdkman
-
-  # Install Java 11 Temurin if not installed
-  if [ "$JAVA_INSTALLED" = false ]; then
-    if ! sdk list java | grep -q "11.0.17-tem"; then
-      echo "Java 11 Temurin not found. Installing Java 11 Temurin..."
-      sdk install java 11.0.17-tem
-    else
-      echo "Java 11 Temurin is available but not in use. Setting as default..."
-      sdk use java 11.0.17-tem
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  # Install Gradle 7.4.1 if not installed
-  if [ "$GRADLE_INSTALLED" = false ]; then
-    if ! sdk list gradle | grep -q "7.4.1"; then
-      echo "Gradle 7.4.1 not found. Installing Gradle 7.4.1..."
-      sdk install gradle 7.4.1
-    else
-      echo "Gradle 7.4.1 is available but not in use. Setting as default..."
-      sdk use gradle 7.4.1
-    fi
-  fi
-fi
-
-echo "Java and Gradle setup complete."
-
 # Rest of your script
 if [ -f "$MOQUI_HOME/moqui-plus-runtime.war" ]; then
   echo "Using already built moqui-plus-runtime.war"