diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
index 873339e19..e3efe3d1e 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
           <includes>
             <include>org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/*</include>
           </includes>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnit4TestMethodAdapter*</exclude>
-            <exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/CustomJUnit4TestAdapterCache*</exclude>
-          </excludes>
           <testIncludes>
             <include>org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/</include>
             <include>org/example/junit/</include>
@@ -110,6 +106,11 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
+          <!-- Cannot exclude JUnit 4-specific classes from compilation because tests depend on them -->
+          <excludes>
+            <exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnit4TestMethodAdapter*</exclude>
+            <exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/CustomJUnit4TestAdapterCache*</exclude>
+          </excludes>
           <archive>
             <index>true</index>
             <manifest>
@@ -154,6 +155,21 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>../../../../src/etc/testcases</directory>
+        <includes>
+         <include>taskdefs/optional/junit/**</include>
+          <include>taskdefs/optional/junit.xml</include>
+          <include>taskdefs/optional/junitreport.xml</include>
+         <include>buildfiletest-base.xml</include>
+        </includes>
+      </testResource>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>../../../../src</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/*Test.java</include>
+        </includes>
+      </testResource>
       <testResource>
         <directory>../../../../src/tests/junit</directory>
         <includes>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml
index 02d5a70aa..40282b7f6 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@
                 </includes>
             </resource>
         </resources>
+        <testResources>
+            <testResource>
+                <directory>../../../../src/etc/testcases</directory>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>taskdefs/optional/junitlauncher.xml</include>
+                    <include>buildfiletest-base.xml</include>
+                </includes>
+            </testResource>
+        </testResources>
         <sourceDirectory>../../../../src/main</sourceDirectory>
         <testSourceDirectory>../../../../src/tests/junit</testSourceDirectory>
         <outputDirectory>../../../../target/${project.artifactId}/classes</outputDirectory>
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junitlauncher/JUnitLauncherTaskTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junitlauncher/JUnitLauncherTaskTest.java
index 024a87bb5..6530836ca 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junitlauncher/JUnitLauncherTaskTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junitlauncher/JUnitLauncherTaskTest.java
@@ -272,12 +272,7 @@ public class JUnitLauncherTaskTest {
     public void testAntRuntimeLibsCustomLocation() throws Exception {
         final String targetName = "test-ant-runtime-lib-custom-location";
         final Path trackerFile = setupTrackerProperty(targetName);
-        // setup a property that points to the locations of Ant runtime classes.
-        // this path will then be used in target to create a duplicate copied
-        // classes and then will be used as a custom location for Ant runtime libraries
-        final String projectResourceName = LoaderUtils.classNameToResource(Project.class.getName());
-        final File antClassesPath = LoaderUtils.getResourceSource(Project.class.getClassLoader(), projectResourceName);
-        buildRule.getProject().setProperty("ant.runtime.classes.original.path", antClassesPath.getAbsolutePath());
+        setupRuntimeClassesProperty();
         // run the target
         buildRule.executeTarget(targetName);
         final String exclusionLogMsg = "Excluding Ant runtime libraries";
@@ -305,12 +300,7 @@ public class JUnitLauncherTaskTest {
     public void testAntAndJUnitPlatformLibsCustomLocation() throws Exception {
         final String targetName = "test-ant-and-junit-platform-lib-custom-location";
         final Path trackerFile = setupTrackerProperty(targetName);
-        // setup a property that points to the locations of Ant runtime classes.
-        // this path will then be used in target to create a duplicate copied
-        // classes and then will be used as a custom location for Ant runtime libraries
-        final String projectResourceName = LoaderUtils.classNameToResource(Project.class.getName());
-        final File antClassesPath = LoaderUtils.getResourceSource(Project.class.getClassLoader(), projectResourceName);
-        buildRule.getProject().setProperty("ant.runtime.classes.original.path", antClassesPath.getAbsolutePath());
+        setupRuntimeClassesProperty();
         // run the target
         buildRule.executeTarget(targetName);
 
@@ -329,4 +319,13 @@ public class JUnitLauncherTaskTest {
         final String outputDir = buildRule.getProject().getProperty("output.dir");
         return Paths.get(outputDir, filename);
     }
+
+    private void setupRuntimeClassesProperty() {
+        // setup a property that points to the locations of Ant runtime classes.
+        // this path will then be used in target to create a duplicate copied
+        // classes and then will be used as a custom location for Ant runtime libraries
+        final String projectResourceName = LoaderUtils.classNameToResource(Project.class.getName());
+        final File antClassesPath = LoaderUtils.getResourceSource(Project.class.getClassLoader(), projectResourceName);
+        buildRule.getProject().setProperty("ant.runtime.classes.original.path", antClassesPath.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
 }