diff --git a/pmd-dist/src/main/scripts/designer.bat b/pmd-dist/src/main/scripts/designer.bat
index c19b4532f1..f274809ac2 100644
--- a/pmd-dist/src/main/scripts/designer.bat
+++ b/pmd-dist/src/main/scripts/designer.bat
@@ -3,16 +3,4 @@ set TOPDIR=%~dp0..
 set OPTS=
 set MAIN_CLASS=net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.DesignerStarter
 
-
-:: sets the jver variable to the java version, eg 901 for 9.0.1+x or 180 for 1.8.0_171-b11
-for /f tokens^=2-4^ delims^=.-_+^" %%j in ('java -fullversion 2^>^&1') do set /A jver="%%j%%k%%l"
-
-if "%jver%" GEQ "900" (
-    :: enable reflection    
-    Set jreopts=--add-opens javafx.controls/javafx.scene.control.skin=ALL-UNNAMED
-) else (
-    Set jreopts=
-)
-
-
-java %jreopts% -classpath "%TOPDIR%\lib\*" %OPTS% %MAIN_CLASS% %*
+java -classpath "%TOPDIR%\lib\*" %OPTS% %MAIN_CLASS% %*
diff --git a/pmd-dist/src/main/scripts/run.sh b/pmd-dist/src/main/scripts/run.sh
index 5cd03fb76a..908f8f6c98 100755
--- a/pmd-dist/src/main/scripts/run.sh
+++ b/pmd-dist/src/main/scripts/run.sh
@@ -74,34 +74,6 @@ check_lib_dir() {
   fi
 }
 
-jre_specific_vm_options() {
-  full_ver=$(java -version 2>&1)
-  # java_ver is eg "18" for java 1.8, "90" for java 9.0, "100" for java 10.0.x
-  java_ver=$(echo $full_ver | sed -n '{
-      # replace early access versions, e.g. 11-ea with 11.0.0
-      s/-ea/.0.0/
-      # replace versions such as 10 with 10.0.0
-      s/version "\([0-9]\{1,\}\)"/version "\1.0.0"/
-      # extract the major and minor parts of the version
-      s/^.* version "\(.*\)\.\(.*\)\..*".*$/\1\2/p
-  }')
-  options=""
-
-  if [ "$java_ver" -ge 90 ] && [ "${APPNAME}" = "designer" ]
-  then # open internal module of javafx to reflection (for our TreeViewWrapper)
-    options="--add-opens javafx.controls/javafx.scene.control.skin=ALL-UNNAMED"
-    # The rest here is for RichtextFX
-    options+=" --add-opens javafx.graphics/javafx.scene.text=ALL-UNNAMED"
-    options+=" --add-opens javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.text=ALL-UNNAMED"
-    options+=" --add-opens javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.text=ALL-UNNAMED"
-    options+=" --add-opens javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.geom=ALL-UNNAMED"
-    # Warn of remaining illegal accesses
-    options+=" --illegal-access=warn"
-  fi
-
-  echo $options
-}
-
 readonly APPNAME="${1}"
 if [ -z "${APPNAME}" ]; then
     usage
@@ -156,5 +128,5 @@ cygwin_paths
 
 java_heapsize_settings
 
-java ${HEAPSIZE} $(jre_specific_vm_options) -cp "${classpath}" "${CLASSNAME}" "$@"
+java ${HEAPSIZE} -cp "${classpath}" "${CLASSNAME}" "$@"
 
diff --git a/pmd-ui/pom.xml b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
index d572e7050e..1befc3a7e1 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
         <!-- Workaround for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-188690 -->
         <maven.compiler.source>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
+
+        <openjfx.version>11-ea+19</openjfx.version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>
@@ -29,15 +31,6 @@
         </resources>
 
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration combine.self="override">
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!-- Compiles Less files into CSS files. Currently compatible with Less 1.7.0 -->
             <!-- If need be, we can probably update the Less version by using the lessJs
                  configuration property and having a custom less.js file around. -->
@@ -76,13 +69,51 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- OpenJFX dependencies are provided. OpenJFX needs to be installed separately. -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javafx-base</artifactId>
+            <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javafx-controls</artifactId>
+            <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javafx-fxml</artifactId>
+            <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javafx-graphics</artifactId>
+            <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javafx-media</artifactId>
+            <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javafx-web</artifactId>
+            <version>${openjfx.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.fxmisc.richtext</groupId>
             <artifactId>richtextfx</artifactId>