--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@
       </if>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="linux-build" depends="ignore-tools, check-linux-arm32, check-linux-arm64, revision-check, linux-check-os, jdk-download, subprojects-build, subprojects-build-linux-arm32, subprojects-build-linux-arm64" description="Build Linux version">
+  <target name="linux-build" depends="ignore-tools, check-linux-arm32, check-linux-arm64, revision-check, linux-check-os, subprojects-build, subprojects-build-linux-arm32, subprojects-build-linux-arm64" description="Build Linux version">
     <mkdir dir="linux/work" />
 
     <copy todir="linux/work" preservelastmodified="true">
@@ -1098,54 +1098,6 @@
     <copy file="linux/processing-pde.xml" todir="linux/work/lib" />
     <copy file="linux/appdata.xml" todir="linux/work/lib" />
     <copy file="linux/desktop.template" todir="linux/work/lib" />
-
-<!--
-    Cannot use ant version of tar because it doesn't preserve properties.
-    <untar compression="gzip"
-           dest="linux/work"
-           src="linux/jdk.tgz"
-           overwrite="false"/>
--->
-
-<!--
-    http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_section/transform.html
--->
-    <exec executable="tar" dir="linux">
-      <!-- Change directory -->
-      <!--
-      <arg value="-C" />
-      <arg value="linux/work" />
-      <arg value="-xzpf" />
-      -->
-      <arg value="xfz" />
-      <arg value="../${jdk.tgz.path}"/>
-    </exec>
-
-    <property name="jdk.dir" value="jdk-${jdk.detail}+${jdk.build}/" />
-
-    <exec executable="rsync" dir="linux">
-      <arg value="-a" />
-      <arg value="--delete" />
-      <arg value="${jdk.dir}" />
-      <arg value="work/java/" />
-    </exec>
-
-    <!-- Remove unused JRE bloat. -->
-    <delete failonerror="true">
-      <fileset refid="jdk-optional-linux" />
-    </delete>
-
-    <exec executable="rm">
-      <arg value="-r"/>
-      <arg line="linux/jdk-${jdk.detail}+${jdk.build}"/>
-    </exec>
-
-    <!--
-    <exec executable="rm">
-      <arg value="-r"/>
-      <arg line="${jfx.path.dist}"/>
-    </exec>
-    -->
   </target>
 
   <target name="linux-run" depends="linux-build"