diff --git a/gradle/root/distribution.gradle b/gradle/root/distribution.gradle
index 7a17236adc..7d0ab069cd 100644
--- a/gradle/root/distribution.gradle
+++ b/gradle/root/distribution.gradle
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@ task createJavadocs(type: Javadoc, description: 'Generate javadocs for all proje
 	// Must add classpath for main and test source sets. Javadoc will fail if it cannot
 	// find referenced classes.
 	classpath =  rootProject.ext.ghidraPath
-	
-	// If we don't exclude module directories, the javascript search feature doesn't work
-	if (JavaVersion.current().isJava11()) {
-		options.addBooleanOption("-no-module-directories", true)
-	}
 
 	// generate documentation using html5
 	options.addBooleanOption("html5", true)