--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
 	</target>
 
 	<target name="build"
-		depends="init,retrieve,setup,compile,test"
+		depends="init,retrieve,setup,compile"
 		description="build the jEdit JAR-file with full debug-information">
 		<mkdir dir="${jar.location}"/>
 		<jar destfile="${jar.location}/${jar.filename}"