diff --git a/common/build/build.xml b/common/build/build.xml
index 8e6baa2476e4acf55afa3d70521162d27b079d71..3cf525a5dd7d07ea3e8ea00eb0b4064330de9cae 100644
--- a/common/build/build.xml
+++ b/common/build/build.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,8 @@
 	<property name="dist.common.lib" value="${dist.common}/lib" />
 
 
-	<target name="ci" depends="ant-version, build-common.ci, check-dependencies" />
+	<target name="ci" depends="build-common.ci, check-dependencies" />
 
-	<target name="ant-version">
-		<echo message="The Ant version is: ${ant.version}"/> 
-	</target>
-	
 	<target name="jar" depends="compile-tests">
 		<mkdir dir="${dist.common.lib}" />
 		<build-info revision="revision.number" version="version.number" clean="clean.flag" />