diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index ee4eb1d0..df982322 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@
       <exclude name="com/threerings/**/tools/xml/**" unless="build.xml"/>
       <exclude name="com/threerings/**/tools/editor/**" unless="build.xml"/>
       <exclude name="com/threerings/**/tools/viewer/**" unless="build.xml"/>
-      <exclude name="com/threerings/parlor/rating/server/**" unless="depot.present"/>
       <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
       <compilerarg value="-Xlint:-serial"/>
       <compilerarg value="-Xlint:-unchecked"/> <!-- TODO: fix -->
diff --git a/depends-incl.xml b/depends-incl.xml
index ad76be2c..0f18f457 100644
--- a/depends-incl.xml
+++ b/depends-incl.xml
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
     <condition property="build.xml">
       <isset property="xml-writer.present"/>
     </condition>
-
-    <available property="depot.present"
-     classname="com.samskivert.jdbc.depot.Query" classpathref="classpath"/>
-    <echo level="info" message="Have JDBC Depot: ${depot.present}"/>
   </target>
 
 </project>