diff --git a/ale_linters/java/javalsp.vim b/ale_linters/java/javalsp.vim
index 1436a52cb9..6329ab3c93 100644
--- a/ale_linters/java/javalsp.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/java/javalsp.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 " Author: Horacio Sanson <https://github.com/hsanson>
 " Description: Support for the Java language server https://github.com/georgewfraser/vscode-javac
 
-call ale#Set('java_javalsp_jar', 'javacs.jar')
 call ale#Set('java_javalsp_executable', 'java')
 
 function! ale_linters#java#javalsp#Executable(buffer) abort
@@ -9,10 +8,9 @@ function! ale_linters#java#javalsp#Executable(buffer) abort
 endfunction
 
 function! ale_linters#java#javalsp#Command(buffer) abort
-    let l:jar = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'java_javalsp_jar')
     let l:executable = ale_linters#java#javalsp#Executable(a:buffer)
 
-    return ale#Escape(l:executable) . ' -cp ' . l:jar . ' -Xverify:none org.javacs.Main'
+    return ale#Escape(l:executable) . ' -Xverify:none -m javacs/org.javacs.Main'
 endfunction
 
 call ale#linter#Define('java', {
diff --git a/doc/ale-java.txt b/doc/ale-java.txt
index 8e40aea00a..aa226305c4 100644
--- a/doc/ale-java.txt
+++ b/doc/ale-java.txt
@@ -79,14 +79,19 @@ g:ale_java_pmd_options                                 *g:ale_java_pmd_options*
 javalsp                                                      *ale-java-javalsp*
 
 To enable Java LSP linter you need to download and build the vscode-javac
-language server from https://github.com/georgewfraser/vscode-javac. Simply
-download the source code and then build the plugin using maven:
+language server from https://github.com/georgewfraser/java-language-server.
+Simply download the source code and then build a distribution:
 
-   mvn package
+   scripts/link_mac.sh
 
-This generates a out/fat-jar.jar file that contains the language server. To
-let ALE use this language server you need to set the g:ale_java_javalsp_jar
-variable to the absolute path of this jar file.
+or
+
+   scripts/link_windows.sh
+
+This generates a dist/mac or dist/windows directory that contains the
+language server. To let ALE use this language server you need to set the
+g:ale_java_javalsp_executable variable to the absolute path of the java
+executable in this directory.
 
 g:ale_java_javalsp_executable                   *g:ale_java_javalsp_executable*
                                                 *b:ale_java_javalsp_executable*
@@ -95,14 +100,6 @@ g:ale_java_javalsp_executable                   *g:ale_java_javalsp_executable*
 
 This variable can be changed to use a different executable for java.
 
-g:ale_java_javalsp_jar                                 *g:ale_java_javalsp_jar*
-                                                       *b:ale_java_javalsp_jar*
-
-  Type: |String|
-  Default: `'fat-jar.jar'`
-
-  Path to the location of the vscode-javac language server plugin.
-
 
 ===============================================================================
 uncrustify                                                *ale-java-uncrustify*
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_javalsp_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_javalsp_command_callback.vader
index aedb4a4b89..8bfaa8eeb6 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_javalsp_command_callback.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_javalsp_command_callback.vader
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ After:
   call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest()
 
 Execute(The javalsp callback should return the correct default value):
-  AssertLinter 'java', ale#Escape('java') . ' -cp javacs.jar -Xverify:none org.javacs.Main'
+  AssertLinter 'java', ale#Escape('java') . ' -Xverify:none -m javacs/org.javacs.Main'
 
 Execute(The javalsp java executable should be configurable):
   let b:ale_java_javalsp_executable = '/bin/foobar'
 
-  AssertLinter '/bin/foobar', ale#Escape('/bin/foobar') . ' -cp javacs.jar -Xverify:none org.javacs.Main'
+  AssertLinter '/bin/foobar', ale#Escape('/bin/foobar') . ' -Xverify:none -m javacs/org.javacs.Main'