diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
index a5949bfda..daf7fc1d2 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public abstract class Task {
      *
      * @param project Project in whose scope this task belongs.
      */
-    public void setProject(Project project) {
+    void setProject(Project project) {
         this.project = project;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
index 82b153204..57a8eaa07 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ public class Expand extends Task {
      */
     // XXX move it to util or tools
     public void execute() throws BuildException {
-        Touch touch = new Touch();
-        touch.setProject(project);
+        Touch touch = (Touch) project.createTask("touch");
         touch.setTarget(target);
                     
 	try {
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java
index d165436e4..6bad0cdfb 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Untar.java
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ public class Untar extends Task {
      */
     public void execute() throws BuildException {
 
-        Touch touch = new Touch();
-        touch.setProject(project);
+        Touch touch = (Touch) project.createTask("touch");
         touch.setTarget(target);
                     
         try {