diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index c0423d37..89cda2ec 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -21,74 +21,6 @@
     <fileset dir="lib" includes="**/*.jar"/>
   </path>
 
-  <!-- generates additional methods for distributed object classes -->
-  <target name="gendobj" depends="prepare"> 
-    <taskdef name="dobj" classpathref="classpath"
-             classname="com.threerings.presents.tools.GenDObjectTask"/>
-    <!-- make sure the dobject class files are all compiled -->
-    <javac srcdir="src/java" destdir="${classes.dir}"
-           debug="on" optimize="${build.optimize}" deprecation="on"
-           source="1.5" target="1.5">
-      <classpath refid="classpath"/>
-      <include name="**/*Object.java"/>
-    </javac>
-    <!-- now generate the associated files -->
-    <dobj classpathref="classpath">
-      <fileset dir="src/java" includes="**/*Object.java"/>
-    </dobj>
-  </target>
-
-  <!-- generates marshaller and dispatcher classes for all invocation -->
-  <!-- service declarations -->
-  <target name="genservice"> 
-    <taskdef name="service" classpathref="classpath"
-             classname="com.threerings.presents.tools.GenServiceTask"/>
-    <!-- make sure the service class files are all compiled -->
-    <javac srcdir="src/java" destdir="${classes.dir}"
-           debug="on" optimize="${build.optimize}" deprecation="on"
-           source="1.5" target="1.5">
-      <classpath refid="classpath"/>
-      <include name="**/*Service.java"/>
-      <exclude name="**/InvocationService.java"/>
-    </javac>
-    <!-- now generate the associated files -->
-    <service header="lib/SOURCE_HEADER" classpathref="classpath">
-      <fileset dir="src/java" includes="**/*Service.java"
-        excludes="**/InvocationService.java"/>
-      <providerless service="AdminService"/>
-      <providerless service="ChatService"/>
-      <providerless service="SpeakService"/>
-      <providerless service="LocationService"/>
-      <providerless service="BodyService"/>
-      <providerless service="SimulatorService"/>
-      <providerless service="ParlorService"/>
-      <providerless service="TimeBaseService"/>
-      <providerless service="SpotService"/>
-      <providerless service="ZoneService"/>
-      <providerless service="SceneService"/>
-    </service>
-  </target>
-
-  <!-- generates sender and decoder classes for all invocation -->
-  <!-- receiver declarations -->
-  <target name="genreceiver"> 
-    <taskdef name="receiver" classpathref="classpath"
-             classname="com.threerings.presents.tools.GenReceiverTask"/>
-    <!-- make sure the receiver class files are all compiled -->
-    <javac srcdir="src/java" destdir="${classes.dir}"
-           debug="on" optimize="${build.optimize}" deprecation="on"
-           source="1.5" target="1.5">
-      <classpath refid="classpath"/>
-      <include name="**/*Receiver.java"/>
-      <exclude name="**/InvocationReceiver.java"/>
-    </javac>
-    <!-- now generate the associated files -->
-    <receiver header="lib/SOURCE_HEADER" classpathref="classpath">
-      <fileset dir="src/java" includes="**/*Receiver.java"
-        excludes="**/InvocationReceiver.java"/>
-    </receiver>
-  </target>
-
   <!-- checks the availability of certain libraries -->
   <target name="check-available">
     <available property="lwjgl.present"