diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 201e497..e408abf 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ subject line. The XOM home page is https://xom.nu/
     <property name="dist.dir"        value="./dist"/>    
     <property name="clover.dir"      value="./clover"/>
     <property name="testreports.dir" value="./testreports" />
-    <property name="jaxen.dir"       value="${build.dir}/jaxen-classes"/>
 
     <property name="xmlapis.jar"     value="${lib.dir}/xml-apis-1.4.01.jar"/>
     <property name="parser.jar"     value="${lib.dir}/xercesImpl-2.12.2.jar"/>
     <property name="tagsoup.jar"    value="${lib2.dir}/tagsoup-1.2.1.jar"/>
     <property name="junit.jar"      value="${lib.dir}/junit.jar"/>
+    <property name="jaxen.jar"      value="${lib.dir}/jaxen-1.1.6.jar"/>
     <property name="xom.jar"        value="${build.dir}/${name}-${version}.jar"/>
     <property name="xom-core"       value="${build.dest}"/>
     
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ subject line. The XOM home page is https://xom.nu/
       <pathelement location="${parser.jar}"/>
       <pathelement location="${xmlapis.jar}"/>
       <pathelement location="${junit.jar}"/>
-      <pathelement location="${jaxen.dir}"/>
+      <pathelement location="${jaxen.jar}"/>
       <pathelement location="${servlet.jar}"/>
     </path>
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ subject line. The XOM home page is https://xom.nu/
       <pathelement location="${xmlapis.jar}"/>
       <pathelement location="${parser.jar}"/>
       <pathelement location="${xom-core}"/>
-      <pathelement location="${jaxen.dir}"/>
+      <pathelement location="${jaxen.jar}"/>
     </path>
     
     <path id="test.class.path">
@@ -183,15 +183,15 @@ XOM Build file
   </target>
 
 
-  <target name="compile-core" depends="prepare, compile-jaxen" 
+  <target name="compile-core" depends="prepare" 
           description="Compile the source code">
     <javac srcdir="${build.src}"
            destdir="${build.dest}"
            debug="${debug}"
            optimize="${optimize}"
            deprecation="${deprecation}"
-           target="1.6"
-           source="1.6"
+           target="1.8"
+           source="1.8"
            encoding="UTF-8"
            fork="true"
            includeAntRuntime="false"
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ XOM Build file
            debug="${debug}"
            optimize="${optimize}"
            deprecation="${deprecation}"
-           target="1.6"
-           source="1.6"
+           target="1.8"
+           source="1.8"
            encoding="UTF-8"
            includeAntRuntime="false">
        <classpath refid="compile.class.path"/>
@@ -271,21 +271,13 @@ XOM Build file
 
 
   <target name="jar" depends="compile" description="Create xom.jar">
-     <taskdef name="jarjar" classname="com.tonicsystems.jarjar.JarJarTask"
-              classpath="${lib2.dir}/jarjar-1.0.jar"/>
-    <jarjar jarfile="${build.dir}/${name}-${version}.jar"
+    <jar destfile="${build.dir}/${name}-${version}.jar"
          basedir="${build.dest}"
          index="no"
          compress="yes"
          includes="nu/xom/* nu/xom/xslt/* nu/xom/xinclude/* nu/xom/converters/* nu/xom/canonical/* nu/xom/tests/XOMTestCase.class"
          excludes="nu/xom/samples/* nu/xom/benchmarks/* nu/xom/pantry/* nu/xom/tools/*  nu/xom/integrationtests/*">
 
-      <fileset dir="${jaxen.dir}"
-         excludes="**Demo.class **/package.html org/jaxen/xom/** org/jaxen/XPathTestBase.class org/jaxen/jdom/** org/jaxen/dom4j/** org/jaxen/javabean/** org/jaxen/dom/** org/jaxen/**Test.class org/jaxen/saxpath/base/**Test.class org/jaxen/saxpath/helpers/**Test.class org/jaxen/saxpath/helpers/**Test.class org/jaxen/pattern/** org/jaxen/saxpath/SAXPathParseException.class org/w3c/dom/UserDataHandler.class org/jaxen/pattern/PriorityTest.class">
-      </fileset>
-    
-      <rule pattern="org.jaxen.**" result="nu.xom.jaxen.@1"/>
-
       <manifest>
         <attribute name="Built-By" value="${user.name}"/>
         <attribute name="Specification-Title"    value="XOM"/>
@@ -345,7 +337,7 @@ XOM Build file
           <attribute name="Implementation-Title"  value="nu.xom.canonical"/>
         </section>
       </manifest>
-    </jarjar>
+    </jar>
     
     <!-- Put a copy in the dist dir too, because I never remember to upload 
          the jar from the build directory. -->
@@ -392,7 +384,9 @@ XOM Build file
              noindex="false"
              windowtitle="${Name} ${version}  API"
              docencoding="UTF-8"
+             encoding="UTF-8"
              charset="UTF-8"
+             source="1.8"
              link="http://www.junit.org/junit/javadoc/3.8.1"
              doctitle="${Name} ${version}"
              bottom="Copyright 2002-${year} &lt;a href='https://www.elharo.com/'&gt;Elliotte Rusty Harold&lt;/a&gt;
@@ -436,7 +430,9 @@ XOM Build file
              noindex="false"
              windowtitle="${Name} ${version}  API"
              docencoding="UTF-8"
+             enconding="UTF-8"
              charset="UTF-8"
+             source="1.8"
              noqualifier="java.lang:java.io"
              link="http://www.junit.org/junit/javadoc/3.8.1"
              doctitle="${Name} ${version}"
@@ -454,8 +450,8 @@ XOM Build file
            debug="${debug}"
            optimize="${optimize}"
            deprecation="${deprecation}"
-           target="1.6"
-           source="1.6"
+           target="1.8"
+           source="1.8"
            encoding="UTF-8"
            includeAntRuntime="false"
            includes="nu/xom/tools/*">
@@ -720,7 +716,7 @@ XOM Build file
     
   <!-- Generate a Maven JAR for uploading to OSRRH and hence placement onto ibiblio and mirrors. 
       See https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-central-repository-upload.html -->
-  <target name="maven2" depends="jar, sources.jar, javadoc.jar" >
+  <target name="maven2" depends="jar" >
       <property name="pom2.template" location="project2.xml" />
       <property name="pom2.file" location="${build.dir}/maven2/project.xml" />
       <property name="package.jar" location="${build.dir}/${name}-${version}.jar"/>
@@ -740,40 +736,6 @@ XOM Build file
   </target>
 
 
-  <target name="compile-jaxen" description="Compile Jaxen" depends="get-jaxen">
-    <javac srcdir="${build.dir}/jaxen-${jaxenversion}/src/java/main"
-           destdir="${build.dir}/jaxen-classes"
-           debug="${debug}"
-           optimize="${optimize}"
-           deprecation="${deprecation}"
-           target="1.6"
-           source="1.6"
-           encoding="UTF-8"
-           includeAntRuntime="false"
-           excludes="org/jaxen/dom/** 
-                     org/jaxen/jdom/** 
-                     org/jaxen/dom4j/** 
-                     org/jaxen/pattern/** 
-                     org/jaxen/javabean/** 
-                     org/jaxen/xom/**
-                     org/jaxen/function/xslt/**
-                     org/jaxen/function/ext/**
-                     org/w3c/dom/**
-                     org/jaxen/saxpath/expr/DefaultPredicated.java
-                     org/jaxen/saxpath/helpers/DefaultXPathHandler.java
-                     org/jaxen/util/StackedIterator.java
-                     org/jaxen/util/XPath2XMLVisitor.java
-                     org/jaxen/util/LinkedIterator.java
-                     org/jaxen/util/SelfAxisIterator.java
-                     ">
-       <classpath refid="compile.class.path"/>
-    </javac>  
-  </target>
-  
-  <target name="get-jaxen" description="Download Jaxen source code" depends="prepare">
-      <unzip src="jaxen-${jaxenversion}-src.zip" dest="${build.dir}" />
-  </target>
-
   <target name="debug" depends="init" description="Print various Ant properties">
     <echoproperties/>
   </target>