diff --git a/build/build-aws-api.xml b/build/build-aws-api.xml
index 9ab267e6170..3e96069b392 100644
--- a/build/build-aws-api.xml
+++ b/build/build-aws-api.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 	<dirname property="base.dir" file="${ant.file.awsapi}/.." />
 	<property environment="env" />
 	<property name="axis2.home" value="${base.dir}" />
-	<path id="axis2.class.path">
+	<path id="axis2.classpath">
 		<fileset dir="${axis2.home}">
-			<include name="deps/awsapi-lib/*.jar" />
+			<include name="deps/*.jar" />
 		</fileset>
 	</path>
-	<taskdef name="wsdl2code" classname="org.apache.axis2.tool.ant.AntCodegenTask" classpathref="axis2.class.path" />
+	<taskdef name="wsdl2code" classname="org.apache.axis2.tool.ant.AntCodegenTask" classpathref="axis2.classpath" />
 	<!-- directories for build and distribution -->
 	<!-- property name="env.CATALINA_HOME" value="${base.dir}/tomcat" / -->
 	<property name="catalina.dir" value="${env.CATALINA_HOME}" />
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 	</target>
 	<path id="awsapi.classpath">
 		<path refid="deps.classpath" />
-		<path refid="thirdparty.classpath" />
+		<!-- <path refid="thirdparty.classpath" /> -->
 		<path refid="rampart.classpath" />
 		<path refid="dist.classpath" />
 	</path>
diff --git a/build/build-cloud-plugins.xml b/build/build-cloud-plugins.xml
index a7a1f39aad3..b73289e7d37 100755
--- a/build/build-cloud-plugins.xml
+++ b/build/build-cloud-plugins.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
   <property name="build.log" location="${target.dir}/ant_verbose.txt" />
 
   <property name="deps.dir" location="${base.dir}/deps" />
-  <property name="tools.jar.dir" location="${base.dir}/tools/tooljars" />
 
   <!-- directories for client compilation-->
   <property name="client.dir" location="${base.dir}/client" />
@@ -155,9 +154,6 @@
   </path>
 
   <path id="compile.deps.classpath">
-      <fileset dir="${tools.jar.dir}" erroronmissingdir="true">
-          <include name="*.jar" />
-      </fileset>
   </path>
 
   <path id="deps.classpath">
diff --git a/build/build-cloud.xml b/build/build-cloud.xml
index 2ad3715e5a2..90ef25bc9ee 100755
--- a/build/build-cloud.xml
+++ b/build/build-cloud.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
   <property name="build.log" location="${target.dir}/ant_verbose.txt" />
 
   <property name="deps.dir" location="${base.dir}/deps" />
-  <property name="tools.jar.dir" location="${base.dir}/tools/tooljars" />
 
   <!-- directories for client compilation-->
   <property name="client.dir" location="${base.dir}/client" />
@@ -150,9 +149,6 @@
   </path>
 
   <path id="compile.deps.classpath">
-      <fileset dir="${tools.jar.dir}" erroronmissingdir="true">
-          <include name="*.jar" />
-      </fileset>
   </path>
 
   <path id="deps.classpath">
@@ -576,6 +572,14 @@
     <mkdir dir="${jar.dir}" />
     <mkdir dir="${docs.dir}" />
     <mkdir dir="${dep.cache.dir}" />
+
+    <!-- Download all dependencies using maven -->
+    <exec executable="mvn" >
+      <arg value="-P"/>
+      <arg value="deps"/>
+      <arg value="-pl"/>
+      <arg value="deps"/>
+    </exec>
     <record name="${build.log}" action="stop" />
   </target>
 
diff --git a/build/package.xml b/build/package.xml
index f3435f8d3ae..275d2656567 100755
--- a/build/package.xml
+++ b/build/package.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@
     </zip>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="build-all" depends="build-opensource, build-plugins, build-ui, build-war-oss, compile-testclient, compile-usage, build-awsapi">
+  <!-- <target name="build-all" depends="build-opensource, build-plugins, build-ui, build-war-oss, compile-testclient, compile-usage, build-awsapi"> -->
+  <target name="build-all" depends="build-opensource, build-plugins, build-ui, build-war-oss, compile-usage, build-awsapi">
   </target>
 
   <target name="build-all-with-simulator" depends="build-all, compile-agent-simulator">
diff --git a/deps/pom.xml b/deps/pom.xml
index 1bf8c2ca475..cb31eeb94c4 100644
--- a/deps/pom.xml
+++ b/deps/pom.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
       <artifactId>cloud-plugin-host-allocator-random</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.cloudstack</groupId>
+      <artifactId>cloud-awsapi</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
@@ -130,6 +135,12 @@
       <artifactId>cloud-plugin-network-netscaler</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- for awsapi build -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
+      <artifactId>axis2-ant-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.4.1</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
@@ -150,7 +161,7 @@
               <overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
               <overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
               <overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
-              <excludeArtifactIds>cloud-core,cloud-server,cloud-api,cloud-utils,cloud-vmware-base,cloud-agent,cloud-plugin-host-allocator-random,cloud-plugin-hypervisor-kvm,cloud-plugin-hypervisor-ovm,cloud-plugin-hypervisor-vmware,cloud-plugin-hypervisor-xen,cloud-plugin-netapp,cloud-plugin-network-elb,cloud-plugin-network-f5,cloud-plugin-network-netscaler,cloud-plugin-network-nvp,cloud-plugin-network-ovs,cloud-plugin-network-srx,cloud-plugin-planner-user-concentrated-pod,cloud-plugin-planner-user-dispersing,cloud-plugin-storage-allocator-random,cloud-plugin-user-authenticator-ldap,cloud-plugin-user-authenticator-md5,cloud-plugin-user-authenticator-plaintext,cloud-utils,cloud-vmware-base</excludeArtifactIds>
+              <excludeArtifactIds>cloud-core,cloud-server,cloud-api,cloud-utils,cloud-vmware-base,cloud-agent,cloud-plugin-host-allocator-random,cloud-plugin-hypervisor-kvm,cloud-plugin-hypervisor-ovm,cloud-plugin-hypervisor-vmware,cloud-plugin-hypervisor-xen,cloud-plugin-netapp,cloud-plugin-network-elb,cloud-plugin-network-f5,cloud-plugin-network-netscaler,cloud-plugin-network-nvp,cloud-plugin-network-ovs,cloud-plugin-network-srx,cloud-plugin-planner-user-concentrated-pod,cloud-plugin-planner-user-dispersing,cloud-plugin-storage-allocator-random,cloud-plugin-user-authenticator-ldap,cloud-plugin-user-authenticator-md5,cloud-plugin-user-authenticator-plaintext,cloud-utils,cloud-vmware-base,cloud-awsapi</excludeArtifactIds>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>