diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6ab6b7377..4c4de4e93 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@
 
       <batchtest>
         <fileset dir="${tests.dir}">
+          <exclude name="org/example/**" />
           <include name="**/*Test*" />
           <!-- abstract class, not a testcase -->
           <exclude name="org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefsTest.java" />
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/taskdef.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/taskdef.xml
index bbfbba3f0..0c8383806 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/taskdef.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/taskdef.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 <project name="xxx-test" basedir="." default="test1">
 
+  <path id="testclasses">
+    <pathelement location="../../../../build/testcases" />
+    <pathelement path="${java.class.path}" />
+  </path>
+
   <target name="test1">
     <taskdef/>
   </target>
@@ -27,9 +32,10 @@
   </target>
 
   <target name="test6">
-    <echo message="${build.test}" />
     <taskdef name="test6"
-             classname="org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.TaskdefTestSimpleTask" />
+             classname="org.example.tasks.TaskdefTestSimpleTask">
+      <classpath refid="testclasses" />
+    </taskdef>
     <test6>
       <echo message="worked" />
     </test6>
@@ -37,7 +43,9 @@
 
   <target name="test7">
     <taskdef name="test7"
-             classname="org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.TaskdefTestContainerTask" />
+             classname="org.example.tasks.TaskdefTestContainerTask">
+      <classpath refid="testclasses" />
+    </taskdef>
     <test7>
       <echo message="worked" />
     </test7>
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTest.java
index b8ba83cdd..27020cad3 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTest.java
@@ -93,13 +93,11 @@ public class TaskdefTest extends TaskdefsTest {
         executeTarget("test5a");
     }
 
-    /* disabled until I know why they fail when run via the junit task --SB
     public void test6() {
-        expectOutput("test6", "simpletask: worked");
+        expectLog("test6", "simpletask: worked");
     }
 
     public void test7() {
-        expectOutput("test7", "worked");
+        expectLog("test7", "worked");
     }
-    */
 }
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTestContainerTask.java b/src/testcases/org/example/tasks/TaskdefTestContainerTask.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTestContainerTask.java
rename to src/testcases/org/example/tasks/TaskdefTestContainerTask.java
index 613db71b8..ddb575f38 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTestContainerTask.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/example/tasks/TaskdefTestContainerTask.java
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
  * <http://www.apache.org/>.
  */
 
-package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+package org.example.tasks;
+
+import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential;
 
 public class TaskdefTestContainerTask extends Sequential {
     public TaskdefTestContainerTask() {}
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTestSimpleTask.java b/src/testcases/org/example/tasks/TaskdefTestSimpleTask.java
similarity index 98%
rename from src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTestSimpleTask.java
rename to src/testcases/org/example/tasks/TaskdefTestSimpleTask.java
index 1a16748c2..6e891a913 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/TaskdefTestSimpleTask.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/example/tasks/TaskdefTestSimpleTask.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
  * <http://www.apache.org/>.
  */
 
-package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+package org.example.tasks;
 
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;