diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/script.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/script.xml
index 884dc5a01..458871a2e 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/script.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/script.xml
@@ -20,26 +20,6 @@
 
   <target name="example1" depends="setup1"/>
 
-  <target name="sub">
-    <echo id="theEcho"/>
-  </target>
-
-  <target name="sub1">
-    <script language="javascript"><![CDATA[
-      theEcho.setMessage("In sub1");
-      sub.execute();
-    ]]></script>
-  </target>
-
-  <target name="sub2">
-    <script language="javascript"><![CDATA[
-      theEcho.setMessage("In sub2");
-      sub.execute();
-    ]]></script>
-  </target>
-
-  <target name="example2" depends="sub1,sub2"/>
-
   <target name="useBeanshell">
     <script language="beanshell"><![CDATA[
        self.log("I'm here", org.apache.tools.ant.Project.MSG_INFO);
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/RhinoScriptTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/RhinoScriptTest.java
index b754058b0..f3f3a4943 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/RhinoScriptTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/RhinoScriptTest.java
@@ -61,9 +61,4 @@ public class RhinoScriptTest extends BuildFileTest {
         assertTrue(index > -1);
     }
 
-    public void testExample2() {
-        executeTarget("example2");
-        assertTrue(getLog().indexOf("In sub1") > -1);
-        assertTrue(getLog().indexOf("In sub2") > -1);
-    }
 }