diff --git a/java/client/build.gradle b/java/client/build.gradle
index 88b3e6f910..84eb6e3ad8 100644
--- a/java/client/build.gradle
+++ b/java/client/build.gradle
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ tasks.register('copyNativeLib', Copy) {
 
 jar.dependsOn('copyNativeLib')
 copyNativeLib.dependsOn('buildRustRelease')
-compileTestJava.dependsOn('publishToMavenLocal')
+//compileTestJava.dependsOn('publishToMavenLocal')
 test.dependsOn('buildRust')
 testFfi.dependsOn('buildRust')