diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
index 35fcf683d..b87434427 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task {
 
             child.handleChildren(realChild, childWrapper);
 
-            if (parent instanceof TaskContainer) {
-                ((Task) realChild).maybeConfigure();
-            }
+//            if (parent instanceof TaskContainer) {
+//                ((Task) realChild).maybeConfigure();
+//            }
         }
     }