diff --git a/wallettemplate/build.gradle b/wallettemplate/build.gradle
index 1296b726a..586df14b9 100644
--- a/wallettemplate/build.gradle
+++ b/wallettemplate/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,3 @@ compileJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 compileTestJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 
 mainClassName = 'wallettemplate.Main'
-
-// task wallet_template can be replaced with the 'run' task
-task wallet_template(dependsOn: 'run') {
-}