diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index c4ffbb3f..4e03f6f8 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@
 			<option value="-Dunixfs=false" />
 			<option value="-DuseExtendedFileAttributes=true" />
 			<option value="-DuseCreationDate=false" />
-			<option value="-DthreadPool=16" />
 
 			<option value="-Djava.net.useSystemProxies=true" />
 			<option value="-Dsun.net.client.defaultConnectTimeout=10000" />