diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
index 5ffa9395b..efd6ef17b 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mkdir=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Mkdir
 javac=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac
 chmod=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Chmod
 deltree=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Deltree
+delete=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Delete
 jar=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Jar
 copydir=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copydir
 copyfile=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copyfile