diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/build.sh b/proposal/myrmidon/build.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index aff1fe211..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-echo
-echo "Myrmidon Build System"
-echo "---------------------"
-
-export MYRMIDON_HOME=tools
-
-chmod u+x $MYRMIDON_HOME/bin/antRun
-chmod u+x $MYRMIDON_HOME/bin/ant
-
-export ANT_HOME=
-export CLASSPATH=lib/crimson.jar:lib/jaxp.jar
-
-$MYRMIDON_HOME/bin/ant -logger org.apache.tools.ant.NoBannerLogger -emacs $@
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
index c21d07121..2c4e1df26 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ Legal:
     <mkdir dir="${dist.lib}"/>
     <mkdir dir="${dist.ext}"/>
 
-    <copy file="tools/lib/ant.jar" tofile="${dist.lib}/ant1-compat.jar" />
+    <copy file="${lib.dir}/ant.jar" tofile="${dist.lib}/ant1-compat.jar" />
     <copy file="${build.lib}/myrmidon-launcher.jar" tofile="${dist.bin}/myrmidon-launcher.jar" />
     <copy file="${build.lib}/myrmidon-container.jar" tofile="${dist.bin}/lib/myrmidon-container.jar" />
 
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ Legal:
     </copy>
 
     <copy todir="${dist.lib}">
-      <fileset dir="${lib.dir}"/>
+      <fileset dir="${lib.dir}">
+        <exclude name="ant.jar"/>
+      </fileset>
     </copy>
 
     <copy todir="${dist.bin}">
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/ant b/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/ant
deleted file mode 100644
index 981f08427..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/ant
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-
-if [ -f $HOME/.antrc ] ; then 
-  . $HOME/.antrc
-fi
-
-if [ "$ANT_HOME" = "" ] ; then
-  # try to find ANT
-  if [ -d /opt/ant ] ; then 
-    ANT_HOME=/opt/ant
-  fi
-
-  if [ -d ${HOME}/opt/ant ] ; then 
-    ANT_HOME=${HOME}/opt/ant
-  fi
-
-  ## resolve links - $0 may be a link to ant's home
-  PRG=$0
-  progname=`basename $0`
-  
-  while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
-    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
-    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
-    if expr "$link" : '.*/.*' > /dev/null; then
-	PRG="$link"
-    else
-	PRG="`dirname $PRG`/$link"
-    fi
-  done
-  
-  ANT_HOME=`dirname "$PRG"`/..
-
-fi
-
-# Allow .antrc to specifiy flags to java cmd
-if [ "$JAVACMD" = "" ] ; then 
-  JAVACMD=java
-fi
-
-LOCALCLASSPATH=`echo $ANT_HOME/lib/*.jar | tr ' ' ':'`
-
-if [ "$CLASSPATH" != "" ] ; then
-  LOCALCLASSPATH=$LOCALCLASSPATH:$CLASSPATH
-fi
-
-if [ "$JAVA_HOME" != "" ] ; then
-  if test -f $JAVA_HOME/lib/tools.jar ; then
-    LOCALCLASSPATH=$LOCALCLASSPATH:$JAVA_HOME/lib/tools.jar
-  fi
-
-  if test -f $JAVA_HOME/lib/classes.zip ; then
-    LOCALCLASSPATH=$LOCALCLASSPATH:$JAVA_HOME/lib/classes.zip
-  fi
-fi
-
-$JAVACMD -classpath $LOCALCLASSPATH -Dant.home=${ANT_HOME} $ANT_OPTS org.apache.tools.ant.Main $@
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/ant.bat b/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/ant.bat
deleted file mode 100755
index 597475a9d..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/ant.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-rem find ANT_HOME
-if not "%ANT_HOME%"=="" goto checkJava
-
-rem check for ant in Program Files on system drive
-if not exist "%SystemDrive%\Program Files\ant" goto checkSystemDrive
-set ANT_HOME=%SystemDrive%\Program Files\ant
-goto checkJava
-
-:checkSystemDrive
-rem check for ant in root directory of system drive
-if not exist "%SystemDrive%\ant" goto noAntHome
-set ANT_HOME=%SystemDrive%\ant
-goto checkJava
-
-:noAntHome
-echo ANT_HOME is not set and ant could not be located. Please set ANT_HOME.
-goto end
-
-:checkJava
-if "%JAVACMD%" == "" set JAVACMD=java
-
-set LOCALCLASSPATH=
-for %%i in (%ANT_HOME%\lib\*.jar) do call %ANT_HOME%\bin\lcp.bat %%i
-set LOCALCLASSPATH=%LOCALCLASSPATH%;%CLASSPATH%
-
-if "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" goto runAnt
-if exist %JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar call %ANT_HOME%\bin\lcp.bat %JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar
-if exist %JAVA_HOME%\lib\classes.zip call %ANT_HOME%\bin\lcp.bat %JAVA_HOME%\lib\classes.zip
-
-:runAnt
-%JAVACMD% -classpath "%LOCALCLASSPATH%" -Dant.home="%ANT_HOME%" %ANT_OPTS% org.apache.tools.ant.Main %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
-
-:end
-set LOCALCLASSPATH=
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/antRun b/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/antRun
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c38b1803..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/antRun
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-
-# Args: DIR command
-cd $1
-CMD=$2
-shift
-shift
-
-if test -f $CMD.sh; then
-  CMD="sh $CMD.sh"
-fi
-
-echo $CMD $@ | sh
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/antRun.bat b/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/antRun.bat
deleted file mode 100755
index 08e03519c..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/antRun.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-
-cd %1
-set ANT_RUN_CMD=%2
-shift
-shift
-
-%ANT_RUN_CMD% %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/lcp.bat b/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/lcp.bat
deleted file mode 100755
index 8feb0d0fe..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/bin/lcp.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-set LOCALCLASSPATH=%LOCALCLASSPATH%;%1
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/tools/lib/ant.jar b/proposal/myrmidon/tools/lib/ant.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 434771752..000000000
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