diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0199149153a..3c202567b04 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2518,10 +2518,6 @@ project(':streams:test-utils') {
     testRuntimeOnly libs.junitPlatformLanucher
   }
 
-  javadoc {
-    include "**/org/apache/kafka/streams/test/**"
-  }
-
   tasks.create(name: "copyDependantLibs", type: Copy) {
     from (configurations.runtimeClasspath) {
       exclude('kafka-streams*')