diff --git a/smack-core/build.gradle b/smack-core/build.gradle
index 165df7775..5db1a5d5b 100644
--- a/smack-core/build.gradle
+++ b/smack-core/build.gradle
@@ -35,23 +35,9 @@ task dnsJar(type: Jar) {
 	include('org/jivesoftware/smack/initializer/**')
 }
 
-task saslJar(type: Jar) {
-	appendix = 'sasl'
-	dependsOn classes
-	from sourceSets.main.output
-	include('org/jivesoftware/smack/SASLAuthentication.class')
-	include('org/jivesoftware/smack/SmackException.class')
-	include('org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.class')
-	include('org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/**')
-	include('org/jivesoftware/smack/initializer/**')
-	include('org/jivesoftware/smack/util/StringUtils.class')
-	include('org/jivesoftware/smack/util/ByteUtils.class')
-}
-
 artifacts {
 	compression compressionJar
 	dns dnsJar
-	sasl saslJar
 }
 
 class CreateFileTask extends DefaultTask {
diff --git a/smack-sasl-javax/build.gradle b/smack-sasl-javax/build.gradle
index 94d1a9e2a..745fa57ec 100644
--- a/smack-sasl-javax/build.gradle
+++ b/smack-sasl-javax/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ SASL with javax.security.sasl
 Use javax.security.sasl for SASL."""
 
 dependencies {
-	compile project(path: ':smack-core', configuration: 'sasl')
+	compile project(path: ':smack-core')
 	testCompile project(':smack-core').sourceSets.test.runtimeClasspath
 }
diff --git a/smack-sasl-provided/build.gradle b/smack-sasl-provided/build.gradle
index 7b3e33824..402f9a2ae 100644
--- a/smack-sasl-provided/build.gradle
+++ b/smack-sasl-provided/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ SASL with Smack provided code
 Use Smack provided code for SASL."""
 
 dependencies {
-	compile project(path: ':smack-core', configuration: 'sasl')
+	compile project(path: ':smack-core')
 	testCompile project(':smack-core').sourceSets.test.runtimeClasspath
 }