diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a7ee00d..4247631 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -271,15 +271,6 @@
         antdep 'org.apache.ant:ant:1.10.9'
     }
 
-    task downloadJarsToLibs() {
-        def f = new File("$projectDir/../../lib/ooxml/xmlbeans-5.0.0.jar")
-        if (!f.exists()) {
-            println 'writing file ' + f.getAbsolutePath()
-            f.getParentFile().mkdirs()
-            new URL('https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/POI/job/POI-XMLBeans-DSL-1.8/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/build/xmlbeans-5.0.0.jar').withInputStream{ i -> f.withOutputStream{ it << i }}
-        }
-    }
-
     // we need to ensure that the custom ant tasks are compiled before we import the build.xml file
     ant.mkdir(dir: "../../build/poi-ant-contrib")
     ant.javac(srcdir: "../../src/excelant/poi-ant-contrib"
@@ -295,7 +286,6 @@
         'ant-' + antTargetName
     }
     compileJava.dependsOn 'ant-compile-ooxml-xsds'
-    compileJava.dependsOn 'downloadJarsToLibs'
 
     dependencies {
         api "org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans:${xmlbeansVersion}"