diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
index c2d656e57..91669261a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ public class Project
             {
                 log( "Trying to override old definition of task " + taskName,
                      MSG_WARN );
-                invalidateCreatedTasks( taskName );
+
             }
         }
 
@@ -1311,29 +1311,4 @@ public class Project
             listener.messageLogged( event );
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Mark tasks as invalid which no longer are of the correct type for a given
-     * taskname.
-     *
-     * @param type Description of Parameter
-     */
-    private void invalidateCreatedTasks( String type )
-    {
-        synchronized( createdTasks )
-        {
-            Vector v = (Vector)createdTasks.get( type );
-            if( v != null )
-            {
-                Enumeration enum = v.elements();
-                while( enum.hasMoreElements() )
-                {
-                    Task t = (Task)enum.nextElement();
-                    t.markInvalid();
-                }
-                v.removeAllElements();
-                createdTasks.remove( type );
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
index 9efcc0482..9fc7594f1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
@@ -1018,7 +1018,6 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                 task.setTaskName( tag );
             }
 
-            task.setLocation( new Location( buildFile.toString(), locator.getLineNumber(), locator.getColumnNumber() ) );
             configureId( task, attrs );
 
             // Top level tasks don't have associated targets
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
index 69f21d197..1b3dbbcd2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
 
         if( task != null )
         {
-            task.setLocation( getLocation() );
             // UnknownElement always has an associated target
             task.setOwningTarget( target );
             task.init();
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index b8288c89b..38064db4c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ public class Get extends Task
             Touch touch = (Touch)project.createTask( "touch" );
             touch.setOwningTarget( target );
             touch.setTaskName( getTaskName() );
-            touch.setLocation( getLocation() );
             touch.setFile( file );
             touch.setMillis( timemillis );
             touch.touch();
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
index 6c8ce5f0f..630edc3e4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
             while( i.hasMoreElements() )
             {
                 CustomFormat cts = (CustomFormat)i.nextElement();
-                cts.execute( project, d, location );
+                cts.execute( project, d );
             }
 
         }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
             field = unit.getCalendarField();
         }
 
-        public void execute( Project project, Date date, Location location )
+        public void execute( Project project, Date date )
             throws TaskException
         {
             if( propertyName == null )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
index ec8d66451..e3dc8d5a4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public abstract class DefaultCompilerAdapter implements CompilerAdapter
     protected Path extdirs;
     protected boolean includeAntRuntime;
     protected boolean includeJavaRuntime;
-    protected Location location;
     protected String memoryInitialSize;
     protected String memoryMaximumSize;
     protected Project project;
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ public abstract class DefaultCompilerAdapter implements CompilerAdapter
         compileList = attributes.getFileList();
         compileClasspath = attributes.getClasspath();
         project = attributes.getProject();
-        location = attributes.getLocation();
         includeAntRuntime = attributes.getIncludeantruntime();
         includeJavaRuntime = attributes.getIncludejavaruntime();
         memoryInitialSize = attributes.getMemoryInitialSize();
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
index 91961f7dd..ef240ca8d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
@@ -460,11 +460,6 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
         return baseName;
     }
 
-    protected Location getLocation()
-    {
-        return getTask().getLocation();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the Public ID of the DTD specified in the EJB descriptor. Not
      * every vendor-specific <code>DeploymentTool</code> will need to reference
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
index c2d656e57..91669261a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ public class Project
             {
                 log( "Trying to override old definition of task " + taskName,
                      MSG_WARN );
-                invalidateCreatedTasks( taskName );
+
             }
         }
 
@@ -1311,29 +1311,4 @@ public class Project
             listener.messageLogged( event );
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Mark tasks as invalid which no longer are of the correct type for a given
-     * taskname.
-     *
-     * @param type Description of Parameter
-     */
-    private void invalidateCreatedTasks( String type )
-    {
-        synchronized( createdTasks )
-        {
-            Vector v = (Vector)createdTasks.get( type );
-            if( v != null )
-            {
-                Enumeration enum = v.elements();
-                while( enum.hasMoreElements() )
-                {
-                    Task t = (Task)enum.nextElement();
-                    t.markInvalid();
-                }
-                v.removeAllElements();
-                createdTasks.remove( type );
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
index 9efcc0482..9fc7594f1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
@@ -1018,7 +1018,6 @@ public class ProjectHelper
                 task.setTaskName( tag );
             }
 
-            task.setLocation( new Location( buildFile.toString(), locator.getLineNumber(), locator.getColumnNumber() ) );
             configureId( task, attrs );
 
             // Top level tasks don't have associated targets
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
index 69f21d197..1b3dbbcd2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task
 
         if( task != null )
         {
-            task.setLocation( getLocation() );
             // UnknownElement always has an associated target
             task.setOwningTarget( target );
             task.init();
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index b8288c89b..38064db4c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ public class Get extends Task
             Touch touch = (Touch)project.createTask( "touch" );
             touch.setOwningTarget( target );
             touch.setTaskName( getTaskName() );
-            touch.setLocation( getLocation() );
             touch.setFile( file );
             touch.setMillis( timemillis );
             touch.touch();
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
index 6c8ce5f0f..630edc3e4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Tstamp.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
             while( i.hasMoreElements() )
             {
                 CustomFormat cts = (CustomFormat)i.nextElement();
-                cts.execute( project, d, location );
+                cts.execute( project, d );
             }
 
         }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class Tstamp extends Task
             field = unit.getCalendarField();
         }
 
-        public void execute( Project project, Date date, Location location )
+        public void execute( Project project, Date date )
             throws TaskException
         {
             if( propertyName == null )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
index ec8d66451..e3dc8d5a4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/compilers/DefaultCompilerAdapter.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public abstract class DefaultCompilerAdapter implements CompilerAdapter
     protected Path extdirs;
     protected boolean includeAntRuntime;
     protected boolean includeJavaRuntime;
-    protected Location location;
     protected String memoryInitialSize;
     protected String memoryMaximumSize;
     protected Project project;
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ public abstract class DefaultCompilerAdapter implements CompilerAdapter
         compileList = attributes.getFileList();
         compileClasspath = attributes.getClasspath();
         project = attributes.getProject();
-        location = attributes.getLocation();
         includeAntRuntime = attributes.getIncludeantruntime();
         includeJavaRuntime = attributes.getIncludejavaruntime();
         memoryInitialSize = attributes.getMemoryInitialSize();
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
index 91961f7dd..ef240ca8d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/GenericDeploymentTool.java
@@ -460,11 +460,6 @@ public class GenericDeploymentTool implements EJBDeploymentTool
         return baseName;
     }
 
-    protected Location getLocation()
-    {
-        return getTask().getLocation();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the Public ID of the DTD specified in the EJB descriptor. Not
      * every vendor-specific <code>DeploymentTool</code> will need to reference