diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 2be97c0f..9e437a69 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -46,14 +46,8 @@
 
   <!-- makes sure our tools are compiled and defines the ant tasks -->
   <target name="preptools" depends="prepare">
-    <javac srcdir="src/java" destdir="${classes.dir}" includeAntRuntime="false"
-           debug="on" optimize="${build.optimize}" deprecation="on" source="1.5" target="1.5">
-      <classpath refid="classpath"/>
-      <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
-      <compilerarg value="-Xlint:-serial"/>
-      <include name="com/threerings/presents/tools/**"/>
-    </javac>
-    <taskdef resource="com/threerings/presents/tools.properties" classpathref="classpath"/>
+    <taskdef resource="com/threerings/presents/tools.properties"
+             classpath="${libs.dir}/narya-tools-full.jar"/>
   </target>
 
   <!-- cleans out the intermediate build files -->
diff --git a/etc/libs-incl.xml b/etc/libs-incl.xml
index bad6e2ff..09b608d6 100644
--- a/etc/libs-incl.xml
+++ b/etc/libs-incl.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     <include name="narya-base*.jar"/>
     <include name="narya-distrib*.jar"/>
     <include name="narya-tests*.jar"/>
-    <include name="narya-tools*.jar"/>
     <include name="nenya-cast*.jar"/>
     <include name="nenya-media*.jar"/>
     <include name="nenya-miso*.jar"/>