diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 03efb55f..9bf9abfe 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -306,13 +306,6 @@ See also com.mysql.cj.conf.PropertyDefinitions.SYSP_* variables for other test o
         <pathelement location="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.build.dir}/${com.mysql.cj.build.driver.fullName}" />
     </path>
 
-    <taskdef uri="antlib:org.jacoco.ant" resource="org/jacoco/ant/antlib.xml">
-        <classpath>
-            <fileset dir="${com.mysql.cj.extra.libs}">
-                <include name="**/jacocoant.jar" />
-            </fileset>
-        </classpath>
-    </taskdef>
 
 
     <!-- ************************* -->
@@ -1182,58 +1175,6 @@ See also com.mysql.cj.conf.PropertyDefinitions.SYSP_* variables for other test o
         </condition>
         <echo>${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.message.test.mode}</echo>
 
-        <local name="com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.coverage" />
-        <condition property="com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.coverage" value="true" else="false">
-            <isset property="com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.dir.final" />
-        </condition>
-
-        <jacoco:coverage destfile="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.dir.final}/${com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.name.final}"
-                         enabled="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.coverage}">
-            <junit printsummary="yes"
-                   fork="on"
-                   forkmode="once"
-                   jvm="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.jvm.java}"
-                   errorProperty="com.mysql.cj.testsuite.junit.fail"
-                   failureProperty="com.mysql.cj.testsuite.junit.fail">
-                <jvmarg value="-Xmx1024m" />
-
-                <syspropertyset refid="junit.system.properties" />
-                <sysproperty key="com.mysql.cj.testsuite.url" value="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.url}" />
-
-                <classpath>
-                    <fileset dir="${com.mysql.cj.extra.libs}">
-                        <include name="**/*.jar" />
-                        <exclude name="**/protobuf-java-2.6.0.jar" />
-                    </fileset>
-                    <fileset dir="${com.mysql.cj.build.dir.driver}/lib">
-                        <include name="**/*.jar" />
-                    </fileset>
-                    <pathelement location="${com.mysql.cj.build.dir.driver}" />
-                    <pathelement location="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.build.dir}/${com.mysql.cj.build.driver.fullName}" />
-                    <pathelement path="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.build.classpath}" />
-                    <pathelement path="${java.class.path}" />
-                </classpath>
-
-                <formatter type="xml" />
-
-                <test if="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.methods.enabled}"
-                      name="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.class}"
-                      methods="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.methods}"
-                      todir="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.junit.results}" />
-
-                <test if="com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.class"
-                      unless="com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.methods"
-                      name="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.class}"
-                      todir="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.junit.results}" />
-
-                <batchtest unless="com.mysql.cj.testsuite.test.class" todir="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.junit.results}">
-                    <fileset dir="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.build.dir}/${com.mysql.cj.build.driver.fullName}">
-                        <include name="**/*Test.java" />
-                        <exclude name="**/perf/*.java" />
-                    </fileset>
-                </batchtest>
-            </junit>
-        </jacoco:coverage>
 
         <junitreport todir="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.junit.results}/report">
             <fileset dir="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.junit.results}">
@@ -1253,79 +1194,6 @@ See also com.mysql.cj.conf.PropertyDefinitions.SYSP_* variables for other test o
     </target>
 
 
-    <!-- ********************************* -->
-    <!-- ***** TESTING CODE COVERAGE ***** -->
-    <!-- ********************************* -->
-
-
-    <target name="test-coverage" description="Runs tests collecting coverage results." depends="-set-test-coverage-detaults, test" />
-
-
-    <target name="-set-test-coverage-detaults">
-        <condition property="com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.dir.final"
-                   value="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.dir}"
-                   else="${com.mysql.cj.testsuite.build.dir}/coverage">
-            <isset property="com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.dir" />
-        </condition>
-        <condition property="com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.name.final" value="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.name}" else="jacoco.exec">
-            <isset property="com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.name" />
-        </condition>
-    </target>
-
-
-    <!-- *********************************** -->
-    <!-- ***** REPORTING CODE COVERAGE ***** -->
-    <!-- *********************************** -->
-
-
-    <target name="report-coverage"
-            depends="-extra-libs-check, -set-report-coverage-detaults, -jacoco-merge"
-            description="Merges coverage results and creates HTML coverage report.">
-        <jacoco:report>
-            <executiondata>
-                <file file="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.merge.result.final}" />
-            </executiondata>
-
-            <structure name="Connector/J classes">
-                <classfiles>
-                    <fileset dir="${com.mysql.cj.build.dir.driver}">
-                        <include name="com/mysql/cj/**" />
-                        <exclude name="com/mysql/cj/x/protobuf/**" />
-                    </fileset>
-                </classfiles>
-                <sourcefiles encoding="UTF-8">
-                    <fileset dir="${com.mysql.cj.build.dir.driver}">
-                        <include name="com/mysql/cj/**" />
-                        <exclude name="com/mysql/cj/x/protobuf/**" />
-                    </fileset>
-                </sourcefiles>
-            </structure>
-
-            <html destdir="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.report.dir.final}" />
-
-        </jacoco:report>
-    </target>
-
-
-    <target name="-jacoco-merge" depends="-set-report-coverage-detaults" if="com.mysql.cj.coverage.merge.files">
-        <jacoco:merge destfile="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.merge.result.final}">
-            <fileset dir="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.dir.final}" includes="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.merge.files}" />
-        </jacoco:merge>
-    </target>
-
-
-    <target name="-set-report-coverage-detaults" depends="-set-test-coverage-detaults">
-        <condition property="com.mysql.cj.coverage.merge.result.final"
-                   value="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.merge.result}"
-                   else="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.dir.final}/jacoco.exec">
-            <isset property="com.mysql.cj.coverage.merge.result" />
-        </condition>
-        <condition property="com.mysql.cj.coverage.report.dir.final"
-                   value="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.report.dir}"
-                   else="${com.mysql.cj.coverage.result.dir.final}/report">
-            <isset property="com.mysql.cj.coverage.report.dir" />
-        </condition>
-    </target>
 
 
     <!-- ***************************** -->