diff --git a/buildfiles/linux/centos/build.xml b/buildfiles/linux/centos/build.xml
index 6c57c45..b846803 100644
--- a/buildfiles/linux/centos/build.xml
+++ b/buildfiles/linux/centos/build.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     <target name="prepare-distribution-specific-build-system" description="Install the necessary libraries to build the centos runtime.">
         <exec executable="yum" inputstring="Y">
             <arg value="install"/>
-            <arg value="ant"/>
             <arg value="autoconf"/>
             <arg value="curl"/>
             <arg value="bison"/>