diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 14bd960..3aa50de 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -66,17 +66,6 @@ task packageJavadoc(type: Jar, dependsOn: 'groovydoc') {
   archiveClassifier = 'javadoc'
 }
 
-// groovydoc task work-around
-configurations {
-  jansi.extendsFrom(runtime)
-}
-groovydoc {
-  groovyClasspath = project.configurations.jansi
-}
-dependencies {
-  jansi 'org.fusesource.jansi:jansi:2.4.1'
-}
-
 // package source into a jar file
 task packageSources(type: Jar) {
   from sourceSets.main.allSource