diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/JavadocTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/JavadocTest.java
index 72360dbe4..f27f80b5e 100755
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/JavadocTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/JavadocTest.java
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ public class JavadocTest extends BuildFileTest {
         configureProject(BUILD_FILE);
     }
 
-    protected void tearDown() {
-        getProject().executeTarget("tearDown");
-    }
     // PR 38370
     public void testDirsetPath() throws Exception {
         executeTarget("dirsetPath");