--- a/maven-build.xml
+++ b/maven-build.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,5 @@
   <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
   <target name="clean" description="Clean the output directory">
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="xwork-core" target="clean"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="core" target="clean"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="apps" target="clean"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="plugins" target="clean"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="bundles" target="clean"/>
@@ -35,8 +33,5 @@
   <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
   <target name="compile" description="Compile the code">
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="xwork-core" target="compile"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="core" target="compile"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="apps" target="compile"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="plugins" target="compile"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="bundles" target="compile"/>
@@ -48,8 +44,5 @@
   <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
   <target name="compile-tests" description="Compile the test code">
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="xwork-core" target="compile-tests"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="core" target="compile-tests"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="apps" target="compile-tests"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="plugins" target="compile-tests"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="bundles" target="compile-tests"/>
@@ -61,8 +55,5 @@
   <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
   <target name="test" description="Run the test cases">
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="xwork-core" target="test"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="core" target="test"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="apps" target="test"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="plugins" target="test"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="bundles" target="test"/>
@@ -74,8 +66,5 @@
   <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
   <target name="javadoc" description="Generates the Javadoc of the application">
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="xwork-core" target="javadoc"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="core" target="javadoc"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="apps" target="javadoc"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="plugins" target="javadoc"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="bundles" target="javadoc"/>
@@ -87,8 +77,5 @@
   <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
   <target name="package" description="Package the application">
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="xwork-core" target="package"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="core" target="package"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="apps" target="package"/>
-    <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="plugins" target="package"/>
     <ant antfile="build.xml" dir="bundles" target="package"/>