diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index 84da189d7..bc4cd2460 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -51,5 +51,3 @@ maven.compile.source = 1.3
 maven.jar.override=on
 maven.jar.clover=1.3.2
 maven.clover.license.path=clover.license
-# remove the next property when the text package is released
-maven.clover.excludes=org/apache/commons/text/**/*.java