--- standard/build.xml
+++ standard/build.xml
@@ -164,14 +164,11 @@
   <!-- Build the tag library itself -->
   <target name="library-build" depends="prepare-build">  
     
-    <!-- Compile the taglib.
-         Need to override xalan classes if using J2SE 1.4, that's why we
-         use bootclasspath. Works with J2SE 1.3 as well. -->
+    <!-- Compile the taglib.  -->
     <javac 
       srcdir="${library.src}" 
       destdir="${build.library}/classes"
-      bootclasspath="${xalan.jar}:${java.home}/lib/rt.jar"
-      classpath="${servlet24.jar}:${jsp20.jar}:${jdbc2_0-stdext.jar}:${jaxp-api.jar}:${dom.jar}:${sax.jar}"
+      classpath="${xalan.jar}:${servlet24.jar}:${jsp20.jar}:${jdbc2_0-stdext.jar}:${jaxp-api.jar}:${dom.jar}:${sax.jar}"
       excludes="org/apache/taglibs/standard/lang/jstl/parser/jsp20/* org/apache/taglibs/standard/lang/jpath/** org/apache/taglibs/standard/lang/spel/**"
       debug="${compile.debug}"
       deprecation="${compile.deprecation}"