diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
index 6a52c7e54..282980f3e 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
@@ -104,23 +104,6 @@
               </target>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>get-ant-distribution</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-resources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <get src="http://apache.mirrors.spacedump.net//ant/binaries/apache-ant-1.10.5-bin.zip"
-                     dest="${project.build.directory}/ant.zip"/>
-                <delete dir="${project.build.directory}/ant-home"/>
-                <unzip src="${project.build.directory}/ant.zip" dest="${project.build.directory}/ant-home">
-                  <cutdirsmapper dirs="1"/>
-                </unzip>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
           <execution>
             <id>create-antlib-test-jar</id>
             <phase>process-test-classes</phase>
@@ -260,6 +243,10 @@
             <exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/Include*</exclude>
             <!-- dependent on JUnit 5 -->
             <exclude>org/example/junitlauncher/</exclude>
+            <!-- requires structure of a binary distribution of Ant in ANT_HOME -->
+            <exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/types/CommandlineJavaTest*</exclude>
+            <exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest*</exclude>
+            <exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AvailableTest*</exclude>
           </testExcludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -287,7 +274,7 @@
           <systemProperties>
             <property>
               <name>ant.home</name>
-              <value>${project.build.directory}/ant-home</value>
+              <value>${env.ANT_HOME}</value>
             </property>
             <property>
               <name>build.classes.value</name>