diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 09920e19..f07444bb 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   </target>
 
   <!-- wipes the entire build directory clean -->
-  <target name="distclean" depends="clean">
+  <target name="distclean">
     <delete dir="${deploy.dir}"/>
   </target>