diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
index cc61a916e..0b1edbb9a 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
@@ -606,8 +606,6 @@ public class Main {
                 if (targets.size() == 0) {
                     if (project.getDefaultTarget() != null) {
                         targets.addElement(project.getDefaultTarget());
-                    } else {
-                        targets.addElement(""); // implicit target
                     }
                 }