diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index adf17b95a..19c290b73 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/commons-logging-1.1.3.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="ooxml-lib/dom4j-1.6.1.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="ooxml-lib/stax-api-1.0.1.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="ooxml-lib/xmlbeans-2.3.0.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/junit-4.11.jar"/>
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 672b054e6..df9bfc279 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ under the License.
     To build the documentation you will need to install forrest and set
     the FORREST_HOME environment variable.  Forrest 0.5.1 required.
 
-    Since POI 3.5 you will need JDK 1.5 or newer to build POI. 
+    You currently need JDK 1.6 or newer to build POI. 
 
     Some people may find the tests hang when run through Ant. If this
     happens to you, try giving Ant some more memory when you run it, eg:
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ under the License.
     <property name="ooxml.xmlbeans.jar" location="${ooxml.lib}/xmlbeans-2.3.0.jar"/>
     <property name="ooxml.xmlbeans.url"
               value="${repository.m2}/maven2/org/apache/xmlbeans/xmlbeans/2.3.0/xmlbeans-2.3.0.jar"/>
-    <property name="ooxml.jsr173.jar" location="${ooxml.lib}/stax-api-1.0.1.jar"/>
-    <property name="ooxml.jsr173.url" value="${repository.m2}/maven2/stax/stax-api/1.0.1/stax-api-1.0.1.jar"/>
 
     <!-- coverage libs -->
     <property name="jacoco.zip" location="${main.lib}/jacoco-0.6.5.201403032054.zip"/>
@@ -1257,7 +1255,6 @@ under the License.
             </zipfileset>
             <zipfileset dir="${ooxml.lib}" prefix="${zipdir}/ooxml-lib">
               <include name="dom4j-*.jar"/>
-              <include name="stax-api-*.jar"/>
               <include name="xmlbeans-*.jar"/>
             </zipfileset>
             <zipfileset dir="${dist.dir}" prefix="${zipdir}">
@@ -1286,7 +1283,6 @@ under the License.
             </zipfileset>
             <tarfileset dir="${ooxml.lib}" prefix="${zipdir}/ooxml-lib">
               <include name="dom4j-*.jar"/>
-              <include name="stax-api-*.jar"/>
               <include name="xmlbeans-*.jar"/>
             </tarfileset>
             <tarfileset dir="${build.site}" prefix="${zipdir}/docs"/>
@@ -1419,7 +1415,6 @@ under the License.
 			<auxClasspath path="ooxml-lib/ooxml-encryption-1.1.jar" />
 			<auxClasspath path="ooxml-lib/xmlbeans-2.3.0.jar" />
 			<auxClasspath path="ooxml-lib/dom4j-1.6.1.jar" />
-			<auxClasspath path="ooxml-lib/stax-api-1.0.1.jar" />
 			<auxClasspath path="lib/commons-codec-1.9.jar" />
 			<auxClasspath path="lib/commons-logging-1.1.3.jar" />
 			<auxClasspath path="lib/junit-4.11.jar" />