diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ResourceUtils.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ResourceUtils.java
index a596da2eb..0c3646783 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ResourceUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ResourceUtils.java
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Union;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Restrict;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Resources;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Touchable;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors.Not;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors.Date;
-import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors.Exists;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors.ResourceSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.SelectorUtils;
 
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@ public class ResourceUtils {
     /** Utilities used for file operations */
     private static final FileUtils FILE_UTILS = FileUtils.getFileUtils();
 
-    private static final ResourceSelector NOT_EXISTS = new Not(new Exists());
-
     /**
      * Tells which source files should be reprocessed based on the
      * last modification date of target files.