diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d7e23312a..eed5a42c3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -553,9 +553,6 @@ jobs:
             echo 'export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH' >> $BASH_ENV
             which java && java -version
             which javac && javac -version
-      - run:
-          name: "Build RocksDBJava Shared Library"
-          command: make V=1 J=8 -j8 rocksdbjava
       - run:
           name: "Test RocksDBJava"
           command: make V=1 J=8 -j8 jtest
@@ -601,9 +598,6 @@ jobs:
             echo 'export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH' >> $BASH_ENV
             which java && java -version
             which javac && javac -version
-      - run:
-          name: "Build RocksDBJava Shared Library"
-          command: make V=1 J=16 -j16 rocksdbjava
       - run:
           name: "Test RocksDBJava"
           command: make V=1 J=16 -j16 jtest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a1d0a3303..cd134af80 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ clean-rocks:
 	$(FIND) . -name "*.[oda]" -exec rm -f {} \;
 	$(FIND) . -type f -regex ".*\.\(\(gcda\)\|\(gcno\)\)" -exec rm -f {} \;
 
-clean-rocksjava:
+clean-rocksjava: clean-rocks
 	rm -rf jl jls
 	cd java && $(MAKE) clean