diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 11e77a2b413c5af1002570284ace6d08dcdcf5e8..26d76c81f95446bb1dccd02aa31b26587073ab23 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     <property file="build.properties"/>
 
     <target name="versions" description="show tool versions and environment values">
-        <echo>ant -version</echo>
-        <exec executable="ant"     dir="." vmlauncher="false">
-            <arg value="-version"/>
-        </exec>
         <echo>java -version</echo>
         <exec executable="java"    dir="." vmlauncher="false">
             <arg value="-version"/>