diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index c28f861..2ac1cf8 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -14,80 +14,10 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 -->
-<project default="compile">
+<project default="compile" name="antunit">
 
-  <target name="setup">
-    <property name="build" value="build"/>
-    <property name="build.classes" value="${build}/classes"/>
-    <property name="build.testclasses" value="${build}/test-classes"/>
-    <property name="build.lib" value="${build}/lib"/>
-    <property name="jarname" value="${build.lib}/ant-antunit.jar"/>
-    <mkdir dir="${build.classes}"/>
-    <mkdir dir="${build.testclasses}"/>
-    <mkdir dir="${build.lib}"/>
-  </target>
+  <!-- easy way to override properties -->
+  <property file="build.properties"/>
 
-  <target name="compile" depends="setup">
-    <javac 
-      srcdir="src/main"
-      destdir="${build.classes}"
-      debug="true"
-      />
-  </target>
-
-  <target name="antlib" depends="compile">
-    <copy todir="${build.classes}">
-      <fileset dir="src/main" includes="**/antlib.xml"/>
-    </copy>
-    <jar 
-      destfile="${jarname}"
-      basedir="${build.classes}"
-      />
-  </target>
-
-  <target name="setup-for-tests" depends="setup">
-    <ant 
-      antfile="../../../build.xml" 
-      target="test-jar" 
-      inheritall="false"
-      />
-  </target>
-
-  <target name="compile-tests" depends="setup-for-tests, antlib">
-    <javac 
-      srcdir="src/testcases"
-      destdir="${build.testclasses}"
-      debug="true"
-      >
-      <classpath>
-        <pathelement location="${jarname}"/>
-        <pathelement location="../../../build/lib/ant-testutil.jar"/>
-      </classpath>
-    </javac>
-  </target>
-
-  <target name="test" depends="compile-tests">
-    <junit
-      printsummary="false"
-      haltonfailure="false"
-      failureproperty="tests.failed"
-      filtertrace="false"
-      fork="true"
-      forkmode="once"
-      >
-      <classpath>
-        <pathelement location="${jarname}"/>
-        <pathelement location="../../../build/lib/ant-testutil.jar"/>
-        <pathelement location="${build.testclasses}"/>
-      </classpath>
-
-      <batchtest>
-        <fileset dir="src/testcases"/>
-      </batchtest>
-
-      <formatter type="plain" usefile="false"/>
-    </junit>
-
-    <fail if="tests.failed">At least one test has failed.</fail>
-  </target>
+  <import file="common/build.xml"/>
 </project>
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