diff --git a/dist/plugin.jelly b/dist/plugin.jelly
index 005e2520..cead025d 100644
--- a/dist/plugin.jelly
+++ b/dist/plugin.jelly
@@ -124,19 +124,9 @@
     <ant:available property="maven.dist.build.xml.avail"
                file="${basedir}/build.xml"/>
 
-    <j:choose>
-      <j:when test="${maven.dist.build.xml.avail}">
-        <ant:copy todir="${maven.dist.src.assembly.dir}" file="${basedir}/build.xml"/>
-      </j:when>
-      <j:otherwise>
-        <j:if test="${sourcesPresent == 'true'}">
-          <attainGoal name="ant:generate-build"/>
-          <ant:move 
-            file="${basedir}/build.xml"
-            tofile="${maven.dist.src.assembly.dir}/build.xml"/>
-        </j:if>
-      </j:otherwise>
-    </j:choose>
+    <j:if test="${maven.dist.build.xml.avail}">
+      <ant:copy todir="${maven.dist.src.assembly.dir}" file="${basedir}/build.xml"/>
+    </j:if>
 
     <!-- Copy Source -->
     <util:available file="${maven.src.dir}">
diff --git a/dist/xdocs/changes.xml b/dist/xdocs/changes.xml
index 7bb826f9..1119fa40 100644
--- a/dist/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/dist/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.7-SNAPSHOT" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="carlos" type="update">Don't generate ant build file, call maven-ant-plugin before or set a preGoal</action>
       <action dev="carlos" type="update">Add NOTICE file to distribution</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.6" date="2004-06-25">
