--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
   <target name="compile-java" depends="compile-vdl,compile-planner,compile-contrib,compile-common,compile-examples,compile-junit" description="Copile all java code"/>
 
-  <target name="compile" depends="compile-java,compile-ctools,compile-externals" description="Compile all code"/>
+  <target name="compile" depends="compile-java,compile-ctools" description="Compile all code"/>
 
   <target name="jar" depends="jar-planner,jar-junit,jar-vdl" description="Generate all jar files"/>
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
     </chmod>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="dist-worker" depends="dist-clean,setup,compile-ctools,compile-python,compile-externals" description="Build worker tarball">
+  <target name="dist-worker" depends="dist-clean,setup,compile-ctools,compile-python" description="Build worker tarball">
     <!-- bin -->
     <copy preservelastmodified="true" todir="${dist.bin}">
       <fileset dir="bin">
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
     <package-binary name="pegasus-worker-${pegasus.version}-${dist.arch}"/>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="dist-common" depends="dist-clean,setup,jar-planner,jar-vdl,compile-ctools,compile-python,compile-externals">
+  <target name="dist-common" depends="dist-clean,setup,jar-planner,jar-vdl,compile-ctools,compile-python">
     <!-- bin -->
     <copy preservelastmodified="true" todir="${dist.bin}">
       <fileset dir="bin">
