diff --git a/lib/java_buildpack/jre/open_jdk_like_jre.rb b/lib/java_buildpack/jre/open_jdk_like_jre.rb
index 8602eea9e1..e42e8cc613 100644
--- a/lib/java_buildpack/jre/open_jdk_like_jre.rb
+++ b/lib/java_buildpack/jre/open_jdk_like_jre.rb
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ def compile
       def release
         @droplet
           .java_opts
+          .add_option('-XX:ActiveProcessorCount', '$(nproc)')
           .add_system_property('java.io.tmpdir', '$TMPDIR')
-
-        set_active_processor_count unless @droplet.java_home.java_10_or_later?
       end
 
       private
@@ -88,10 +87,6 @@ def link_local_dns?
         end
       end
 
-      def set_active_processor_count
-        @droplet.java_opts.add_option '-XX:ActiveProcessorCount', '$(nproc)'
-      end
-
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/spec/java_buildpack/jre/open_jdk_like_jre_spec.rb b/spec/java_buildpack/jre/open_jdk_like_jre_spec.rb
index ddec80e3ec..1d2cbe1af3 100644
--- a/spec/java_buildpack/jre/open_jdk_like_jre_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/java_buildpack/jre/open_jdk_like_jre_spec.rb
@@ -75,22 +75,12 @@
     expect(networking.networkaddress_cache_negative_ttl).to eq 0
   end
 
-  it 'sets active processor count before Java 10',
+  it 'sets active processor count',
      cache_fixture: 'stub-java.tar.gz' do
 
-    java_home.version = JavaBuildpack::Util::TokenizedVersion.new('1.8.0_162')
-
     component.release
 
     expect(java_opts).to include('-XX:ActiveProcessorCount=$(nproc)')
   end
 
-  it 'does not set active processor count from Java 10 and later',
-     cache_fixture: 'stub-java.tar.gz' do
-
-    java_home.version = JavaBuildpack::Util::TokenizedVersion.new('10.0.1_10')
-
-    expect(java_opts).not_to include('-XX:ActiveProcessorCount=$(nproc)')
-  end
-
 end