diff -Nru maven-jaxb2-plugin-0.12.3/plugin-2.2/src/main/java/org/jvnet/mjiip/v_2_2/OptionsFactory.java maven-jaxb2-plugin-0.12.3.enconding/plugin-2.2/src/main/java/org/jvnet/mjiip/v_2_2/OptionsFactory.java
--- maven-jaxb2-plugin-0.12.3/plugin-2.2/src/main/java/org/jvnet/mjiip/v_2_2/OptionsFactory.java	2014-12-18 22:08:31.000000000 +0100
+++ maven-jaxb2-plugin-0.12.3.enconding/plugin-2.2/src/main/java/org/jvnet/mjiip/v_2_2/OptionsFactory.java	2015-02-11 16:58:11.334829818 +0100
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
 
 		options.target = SpecVersion.V2_2;
 
-		final String encoding = optionsConfiguration.getEncoding();
-
-		if (encoding != null) {
-			options.encoding = createEncoding(encoding);
-		}
-
 		options.setSchemaLanguage(createLanguage(optionsConfiguration
 				.getSchemaLanguage()));
 
@@ -94,24 +88,6 @@
 		return options;
 	}
 
-	private String createEncoding(String encoding)
-			throws MojoExecutionException {
-		if (encoding == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		try {
-			if (!Charset.isSupported(encoding)) {
-				throw new MojoExecutionException(MessageFormat.format(
-						"Unsupported encoding [{0}].", encoding));
-			}
-			return encoding;
-		} catch (IllegalCharsetNameException icne) {
-			throw new MojoExecutionException(MessageFormat.format(
-					"Unsupported encoding [{0}].", encoding));
-		}
-
-	}
-
 	private Language createLanguage(String schemaLanguage)
 			throws MojoExecutionException {
 		if (StringUtils.isEmpty(schemaLanguage)) {