diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildEvent.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildEvent.java
index 1e89804b1..50fd6f313 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildEvent.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildEvent.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ public class BuildEvent extends EventObject
     {
         super( task );
         this.project = task.getProject();
-        this.target = task.getOwningTarget();
         this.task = task;
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
index 922204ffa..6d289113e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ public abstract class Task
     extends ProjectComponent
     implements org.apache.myrmidon.api.Task
 {
-    protected Target target;
     protected String description;
     protected String taskType;
 
@@ -28,30 +27,11 @@ public abstract class Task
         description = desc;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the target object of this task.
-     *
-     * @param target Target in whose scope this task belongs.
-     */
-    public void setOwningTarget( Target target )
-    {
-        this.target = target;
-    }
-
     public String getDescription()
     {
         return description;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the Target to which this task belongs
-     *
-     * @return the task's target.
-     */
-    public Target getOwningTarget()
-    {
-        return target;
-    }
     /**
      * Perform this task
      */
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index 7385eccc4..002b9a41d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ public class Get extends Task
         if( project.getJavaVersion() != Project.JAVA_1_1 )
         {
             Touch touch = (Touch)project.createTask( "touch" );
-            touch.setOwningTarget( target );
             touch.setFile( file );
             touch.setMillis( timemillis );
             touch.touch();
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
index 22bfedd22..04046e333 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
@@ -691,6 +691,5 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
             }
         }
     }
-
 }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Cab.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Cab.java
index 2ed1c4ca7..3d642686d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Cab.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Cab.java
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ public class Cab extends MatchingTask
         throws TaskException
     {
         ExecTask exec = (ExecTask)project.createTask( "exec" );
-        exec.setOwningTarget( this.getOwningTarget() );
-        exec.setDescription( this.getDescription() );
+        exec.setDescription( getDescription() );
 
         return exec;
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildEvent.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildEvent.java
index 1e89804b1..50fd6f313 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildEvent.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/BuildEvent.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ public class BuildEvent extends EventObject
     {
         super( task );
         this.project = task.getProject();
-        this.target = task.getOwningTarget();
         this.task = task;
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
index 922204ffa..6d289113e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ public abstract class Task
     extends ProjectComponent
     implements org.apache.myrmidon.api.Task
 {
-    protected Target target;
     protected String description;
     protected String taskType;
 
@@ -28,30 +27,11 @@ public abstract class Task
         description = desc;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the target object of this task.
-     *
-     * @param target Target in whose scope this task belongs.
-     */
-    public void setOwningTarget( Target target )
-    {
-        this.target = target;
-    }
-
     public String getDescription()
     {
         return description;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the Target to which this task belongs
-     *
-     * @return the task's target.
-     */
-    public Target getOwningTarget()
-    {
-        return target;
-    }
     /**
      * Perform this task
      */
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index 7385eccc4..002b9a41d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ public class Get extends Task
         if( project.getJavaVersion() != Project.JAVA_1_1 )
         {
             Touch touch = (Touch)project.createTask( "touch" );
-            touch.setOwningTarget( target );
             touch.setFile( file );
             touch.setMillis( timemillis );
             touch.touch();
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
index 22bfedd22..04046e333 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
@@ -691,6 +691,5 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
             }
         }
     }
-
 }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Cab.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Cab.java
index 2ed1c4ca7..3d642686d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Cab.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Cab.java
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ public class Cab extends MatchingTask
         throws TaskException
     {
         ExecTask exec = (ExecTask)project.createTask( "exec" );
-        exec.setOwningTarget( this.getOwningTarget() );
-        exec.setDescription( this.getDescription() );
+        exec.setDescription( getDescription() );
 
         return exec;
     }