diff --git a/lucene/tools/build.xml b/lucene/tools/build.xml
index c300edbc493..4eed862d6a5 100644
--- a/lucene/tools/build.xml
+++ b/lucene/tools/build.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
   <!-- redefine the forbidden apis to be no-ops -->
   <target name="-check-forbidden-tests"/>
   <target name="-check-forbidden-sysout"/>
-  <target name="-check-forbidden-rue"/>
 
   <!--  
       Specialize compile-core to not depend on clover, to exclude a