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 995825359..da7b3caad 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
@@ -114,20 +114,6 @@ public class Project
         return super.getLogger();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * returns the boolean equivalent of a string, which is considered true if
-     * either "on", "true", or "yes" is found, ignoring case.
-     *
-     * @param s Description of Parameter
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     */
-    public static boolean toBoolean( String s )
-    {
-        return ( s.equalsIgnoreCase( "on" ) ||
-            s.equalsIgnoreCase( "true" ) ||
-            s.equalsIgnoreCase( "yes" ) );
-    }
-
     /**
      * get the base directory of the project as a file object
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java
index 328df94e6..4ad2d4bf1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java
@@ -361,15 +361,15 @@ public class JUnitTestRunner implements TestListener
         {
             if( args[ i ].startsWith( "haltOnError=" ) )
             {
-                haltError = Project.toBoolean( args[ i ].substring( 12 ) );
+                haltError = "true".equals( args[ i ].substring( 12 ) );
             }
             else if( args[ i ].startsWith( "haltOnFailure=" ) )
             {
-                haltFail = Project.toBoolean( args[ i ].substring( 14 ) );
+                haltFail = "true".equals( args[ i ].substring( 14 ) );
             }
             else if( args[ i ].startsWith( "filtertrace=" ) )
             {
-                stackfilter = Project.toBoolean( args[ i ].substring( 12 ) );
+                stackfilter = "true".equals( args[ i ].substring( 12 ) );
             }
             else if( args[ i ].startsWith( "formatter=" ) )
             {
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 995825359..da7b3caad 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
@@ -114,20 +114,6 @@ public class Project
         return super.getLogger();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * returns the boolean equivalent of a string, which is considered true if
-     * either "on", "true", or "yes" is found, ignoring case.
-     *
-     * @param s Description of Parameter
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     */
-    public static boolean toBoolean( String s )
-    {
-        return ( s.equalsIgnoreCase( "on" ) ||
-            s.equalsIgnoreCase( "true" ) ||
-            s.equalsIgnoreCase( "yes" ) );
-    }
-
     /**
      * get the base directory of the project as a file object
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java
index 328df94e6..4ad2d4bf1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java
@@ -361,15 +361,15 @@ public class JUnitTestRunner implements TestListener
         {
             if( args[ i ].startsWith( "haltOnError=" ) )
             {
-                haltError = Project.toBoolean( args[ i ].substring( 12 ) );
+                haltError = "true".equals( args[ i ].substring( 12 ) );
             }
             else if( args[ i ].startsWith( "haltOnFailure=" ) )
             {
-                haltFail = Project.toBoolean( args[ i ].substring( 14 ) );
+                haltFail = "true".equals( args[ i ].substring( 14 ) );
             }
             else if( args[ i ].startsWith( "filtertrace=" ) )
             {
-                stackfilter = Project.toBoolean( args[ i ].substring( 12 ) );
+                stackfilter = "true".equals( args[ i ].substring( 12 ) );
             }
             else if( args[ i ].startsWith( "formatter=" ) )
             {