diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties
index ccb1ec018..8b46ab853 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ assertions=org.apache.tools.ant.types.Assertions
 concatfilter=org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ConcatFilter
 issigned=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.IsSigned
 ispingable=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.condition.IsPingable
-mavenrepository=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.repository.MavenRepository
+mavenrepository=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.repository.MavenRepository