diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 816b04c9f667391a255999111505605e54e6f4be..8573a8faa377dfd2481e876d6174425c7ce48d71 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ plugins {
 	id 'eclipse'
 	id 'maven'
 	id 'jacoco'
-	id 'findbugs'
 	id "de.undercouch.download" version "3.4.3"
 }
 
@@ -99,19 +98,6 @@ task jacocoIntegrationTestReport(type: JacocoReport) {
 	executionData fileTree(project.rootDir.absolutePath).include("**/build/jacoco/*.exec")
 }
 
-tasks.withType(FindBugs) {
-	// disable findbugs by default
-	// in order to run findbugs type 'gradle build findbugsMain findbugsTest'
-	task -> enabled = gradle.startParameter.taskNames.contains(task.name)
-
-	reports {
-		xml.enabled = false
-		html.enabled = true
-	}
-
-	ignoreFailures = true
-}
-
 task createJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: build){
 	archiveName = 'TLC4B.jar'
 	from sourceSets.main.output