diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java
index cdc848b01..9e63ddc97 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable.java
@@ -339,7 +339,12 @@ public class RuntimeConfigurable implements Serializable {
             if (configureChildren) {
                 if (child.wrappedObject instanceof Task) {
                     Task childTask = (Task) child.wrappedObject;
-                    childTask.maybeConfigure();
+                    
+                    // we don't configure tasks of task containers These
+                    // we be configured at the time they are used.
+                    if (!(target instanceof TaskContainer)) {
+                        childTask.maybeConfigure();
+                    }
                 } else {
                     child.maybeConfigure(p);
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
index 005216878..d9b5a03f3 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task {
         // configure attributes of the object and it's children. If it is
         // a task container, defer the configuration till the task container
         // attempts to use the task
-        getWrapper().maybeConfigure(getProject(), 
-            !(realThing instanceof TaskContainer));
+        getWrapper().maybeConfigure(getProject());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -305,10 +304,6 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task {
             }
 
             child.handleChildren(realChild, childWrapper);
-
-//            if (parent instanceof TaskContainer) {
-//                ((Task) realChild).maybeConfigure();
-//            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sequential.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sequential.java
index 52a09d685..d362aea33 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sequential.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Sequential.java
@@ -82,21 +82,6 @@ public class Sequential extends Task
     /** Optional Vector holding the nested tasks */
     private Vector nestedTasks = new Vector();
 
-    /**
-     * Override {@link org.apache.tools.ant.Task#maybeConfigure
-     * maybeConfigure} in a way that leaves the nested tasks
-     * unconfigured until they get executed.
-     *
-     * @since Ant 1.5
-     */
-    public void maybeConfigure() throws BuildException {
-        if (isInvalid()) {
-            super.maybeConfigure();
-        } else {
-            getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper().maybeConfigure(getProject(), false);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Add a nested task to Sequential.
      * <p>