diff --git a/build/README.html b/build/README.html
index d251dd606..0f3256316 100644
--- a/build/README.html
+++ b/build/README.html
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ compile and make changes to the Smack source code.
 <a href="http://www.jivesoftware.org/smack/">
 http://www.jivesoftware.org/smack/</a>. The Smack build process is based on Ant. Visit the
 <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/index.html">Ant website</a>
-for more information. There is no need to download and install Ant - a version of it is included
-in this distribution.
+for more information and downloads.
 <p>
 This documentation is divided into two sections:
 <ol>
@@ -142,6 +141,12 @@ possible, instructions are provided for both Unix/Linux and Windows users.
 	</ul>
 </ul>
 
+<b><a name="antSetup">Configure Ant</a></b>
+<ul>
+Download the Ant build tool from the <a href="http://ant.apache.org">Ant website</a>. Follow
+the setup instructions for your operating system.
+</ul>
+
 <p><b><a name="checkout">Test the Build Script</a></b><p>
 <ul>
 Navigate into the subdirectory of this distribution named "build" via the command-line.<p>
diff --git a/build/ant b/build/ant
deleted file mode 100644
index 0543a62e2..000000000
--- a/build/ant
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-
-# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-# // $RCSfile$
-# // $Revision$
-# // $Date$
-# //
-# // Standard Jive Software ant file. Do not change this file. If you do,
-# // you will have seven years of bad luck and bad builds.
-# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-
-# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-# // Uncomment the following lines if you wish to set JAVA_HOME in this script
-# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-# JAVA_HOME=
-# EXPORT JAVA_HOME
-
-# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-# // Check for the JAVA_HOME environment variable                             //
-# //--------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-if [ "$JAVA_HOME" != "" ] ; then
-    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
-    # // Create Ant's classpath                                               //
-    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
-    CP=$JAVA_HOME/lib/tools.jar:./ant.jar:./junit.jar
-    
-    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
-    # // Run ant                                                              //
-    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
-    $JAVA_HOME/bin/java -classpath $CP -Dant.home=. org.apache.tools.ant.Main $@
-else
-    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
-    # // No JAVA_HOME error message                                           //
-    # //----------------------------------------------------------------------//
-    echo "Jive Forums Build Error:"
-    echo ""
-    echo "The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not set. JAVA_HOME should point"
-    echo "to your java directory, ie: /usr/local/bin/jdk1.3. You can set"
-    echo "this via the command line like so:"
-    echo "  export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/bin/jdk1.3"
-fi
-
diff --git a/build/ant.bat b/build/ant.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 365e9c4a8..000000000
--- a/build/ant.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-rem // $RCSfile$
-rem // $Revision$
-rem // $Date$
-rem //
-rem // Standard Jive Software ant.bat file. Do not change this file. If you do,
-rem // you will have seven years of bad luck and bad builds.
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-rem // Uncomment the following if you wish to set JAVA_HOME in this bat file:
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-rem SET JAVA_HOME=
-
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-rem // Check for the JAVA_HOME environment variable
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-if "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" goto noJavaHome
-
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-rem // Make the correct classpath (should include the java jars and the
-rem // Ant jars)
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-SET CP="%JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar;.\ant.jar;.\junit.jar"
-
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-rem // Run Ant
-rem // Note for Win 98/95 users: You need to change "%*" in the following
-rem // line to be "%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9"
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-"%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java" -Xms32m -Xmx128m -classpath %CP% -Dant.home=. org.apache.tools.ant.Main %*
-goto end
-
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-rem // Error message for missing JAVA_HOME
-rem //------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-:noJavaHome
-echo.
-echo Jive Forums Build Error:
-echo.
-echo The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not set. JAVA_HOME should point to
-echo your java directory, ie: c:\jdk1.3.1. You can set this via the command
-echo line like so:
-echo   SET JAVA_HOME=c:\jdk1.3
-echo.
-goto end
-
-:end
-
diff --git a/build/ant.jar b/build/ant.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index dcd4b8da8..000000000
Binary files a/build/ant.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index 63f911448..ae2e87525 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <property name="version.major" value="3" />
     <property name="version.minor" value="0" />
     <property name="version.revision" value="0" />
-    <property name="version.extra" value="beta1" /> 
+    <property name="version.extra" value="beta2" /> 
 
     <if>
         <equals arg1="${version.extra}" arg2=""/>