diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 8f2241110..0df08af54 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     <delete includeemptydirs="true">
       <fileset dir="docs/api" includes="**" excludes=".cvsignore,CVS/**"/>
     </delete>
+    <delete file="velocity.log" />
   </target>
 
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