diff --git a/pmd/etc/build.xml b/pmd/etc/build.xml
index f69ef22cb5..ded3cc8cfd 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/build.xml
+++ b/pmd/etc/build.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
                 <include name="**/*.properties"/>
             </fileset>
         </copy>
-        <jar jarfile="${lib}\pmd-${version}.jar" basedir="${build}" manifest="etc/MANIFEST.MF" excludes="test/**/*.class"/>
+        <jar jarfile="${lib}\pmd-${version}.jar" basedir="${build}" manifest="etc/MANIFEST.MF"/>
     </target>
 
     <target name="pmd">