diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d3bee03f7a90f12a62dbf16242c4d03d7b941713..1358d12262a4f512fee633214706fe9a254c804b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 apply plugin: 'maven'
 //apply plugin: 'jacoco'
-apply plugin: 'findbugs'
 
 project.version = '1.1.3-SNAPSHOT'
 project.group = 'de.hhu.stups'
@@ -65,18 +64,6 @@ dependencies {
 // 	executionData fileTree(project.rootDir.absolutePath).include("**/build/jacoco/*.exec")
 //  }
 
-tasks.withType(FindBugs) {
-	// disable findbugs by default
-	// in order to run findbugs type 'gradle tlc4b findbugsMain findbugsTest'
-	task -> enabled = gradle.startParameter.taskNames.contains(task.name)
-	reports {
-		xml.enabled = false
-		html.enabled = true
-	}
-	ignoreFailures = true
-}
-
-
 test {
 	exclude('testing')
 	//allJvmArgs = [ "-Xss515m" ]