diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index ea10ca4bb..9544491b5 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1778,15 +1778,11 @@
         <copy file="i2pupdate.zip" tofile="i2pupdate_${release.number}.zip" />
         <copy file="i2pinstall_${full.version}.jar" tofile="i2pinstall_${release.number}.jar" />
         <copy file="i2pinstall_${full.version}_windows.exe" tofile="i2pinstall_${release.number}_windows.exe" />
+        <!-- remove these, we don't build them anymore -->
         <delete file="i2pupdate.sud" />
         <delete file="i2pupdate.su2" />
-        <!-- make this a lot easier by putting release.privkey=/path/to/privkey in override.properties -->
+        <!-- make this a lot easier by putting release.privkey.su3=/path/to/su3keystore.ks in override.properties -->
 
-        <!-- now build and verify the packed sud from the packed zip -->
-        <sudsign infile="i2pupdate.zip" outfile="i2pupdate.sud" />
-
-        <!-- now build and verify the packed su2 from the packed zip -->
-        <sudsign infile="i2pupdate200.zip" outfile="i2pupdate.su2" />
         <!-- now build and verify the packed su3 from the packed zip -->
         <su3sign infile="i2pupdate200.zip" sigtype="ROUTER" outfile="i2pupdate.su3" su3.ver="${release.number}" />
         <!-- this will use the monotonerc file in the current workspace -->
@@ -1824,9 +1820,7 @@
 
         <chmod perm="444" type="file">
             <fileset dir="${basedir}">
-                <include name="i2pupdate.su2" />
                 <include name="i2pupdate.su3" />
-                <include name="i2pupdate.sud" />
             </fileset>
         </chmod>
         <echo message="File sizes:" />
@@ -1836,9 +1830,7 @@
             <arg value="i2pinstall_${release.number}.jar" />
             <arg value="i2psource_${release.number}.tar.bz2" />
             <arg value="i2pupdate_${release.number}.zip" />
-            <arg value="i2pupdate.su2" />
             <arg value="i2pupdate.su3" />
-            <arg value="i2pupdate.sud" />
             <arg value="i2pinstall_${release.number}_windows.exe.sig" />
             <arg value="i2pinstall_${release.number}.jar.sig" />
             <arg value="i2psource_${release.number}.tar.bz2.sig" />
@@ -1849,14 +1841,8 @@
         <sha256sum file="i2pinstall_${release.number}.jar" />
         <sha256sum file="i2psource_${release.number}.tar.bz2" />
         <sha256sum file="i2pupdate_${release.number}.zip" />
-        <sha256sum file="i2pupdate.su2" />
         <sha256sum file="i2pupdate.su3" />
-        <sha256sum file="i2pupdate.sud" />
         <!-- make torrent files -->
-        <copy file="i2pupdate.sud" tofile="i2pupdate-${release.number}.sud" />
-        <mktorrent file="i2pupdate-${release.number}.sud" />
-        <copy file="i2pupdate.su2" tofile="i2pupdate-${release.number}.su2" />
-        <mktorrent file="i2pupdate-${release.number}.su2" />
         <copy file="i2pupdate.su3" tofile="i2pupdate-${release.number}.su3" />
         <mktorrent file="i2pupdate-${release.number}.su3" />
         <echo message="Don't forget to mtn tag w: i2p-${release.number}" />
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index f6db3ef7a..20b4a0225 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2015-11-19 str4d
+  * build.xml: Stop building SUD and SU2 update files in "ant release" (ticket #1709)
+
 2015-11-15 kytv
  * Updates to geoip.txt and geoipv6.dat.gz based on Maxmind GeoLite Country
    database from 2015-11-03.