diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 3b3a67730..90bcf1810 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Fixed bugs:
 -----------
 
 * <zip filesonly="true"> included empty directories.  Bugzilla report 40258.
+* Invalid hash code of Target causes XmlLogger to fail.
+  Bugzilla report 40207.
 
 Other changes:
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diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
index 0a0f9f23a..8958352dd 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
@@ -454,28 +454,4 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer {
         String test = project.replaceProperties(unlessCondition);
         return project.getProperty(test) == null;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Equality check is based on target name
-     * @param that other thing to check
-     * @return true iff type and name are equal
-     */
-    public boolean equals(Object that) {
-        if (this == that) return true;
-        if (that == null || getClass() != that.getClass()) return false;
-
-        final Target target = (Target) that;
-
-        if (name != null ? !name.equals(target.name) : target.name != null) return false;
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Hash code is based on name, is 0 if the name==null
-     * @return hash code
-     */
-    public int hashCode() {
-        return (name != null ? name.hashCode() : 0);
-    }
 }