--- build.xml.
+++ build.xml
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@
         </condition>
     </target>
     <target name="compile-ooxml-xsds" unless="ooxml-compiled-xsds.present"
-            depends="check-jars,fetch-jars,check-compiled-ooxml-xsds"
             description="Unpacks the OOXML xsd files, and compiles them into XmlBeans">
         <property name="ooxml.xsds.tmp.dir" location="build/ooxml-xsds"/>
         <mkdir dir="${ooxml.xsds.tmp.dir}"/>