diff --git a/ftplugin/java.lua b/ftplugin/java.lua
index 8b2b79d4..5f7cb737 100644
--- a/ftplugin/java.lua
+++ b/ftplugin/java.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local root_markers = { 'gradlew', 'pom.xml' }
+local root_markers = { '.git' }
 local root_dir = require('jdtls.setup').find_root(root_markers)
 local home = os.getenv 'HOME'
 
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 9c8a78cb..623f690c 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ require('lazy').setup({
         clangd = {},
         gopls = {},
         rust_analyzer = {},
-        jdtls = {},
         tsserver = {},
 
         lua_ls = {