diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt
index 8e077975..6361cfb6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt
@@ -121,10 +121,5 @@ class JavaCompilerConfig {
 }
 
 @Directive
-fun Project.javaCompiler(init: JavaCompilerConfig.() -> Unit) : JavaCompilerConfig {
-    with (JavaCompilerConfig()) {
-        init()
-        return this
-    }
-}
+fun Project.javaCompiler(init: JavaCompilerConfig.() -> Unit) = JavaCompilerConfig().run { init() }