diff --git a/bash_variables b/bash_variables
index 97a0a54..16c7040 100755
--- a/bash_variables
+++ b/bash_variables
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ## Maven configuration
-export MAVEN_OPTS='-Xms256m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -Xmx1024m'
+export MAVEN_OPTS='-Xms256m -Xmx1024m'
 export GOPATH='/home/tony/.go/'