diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 12d9bb38..7d01454e 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
-        maven { url = "http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven" }
+        maven { url = "https://files.minecraftforge.net/maven" }
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:2.3-SNAPSHOT'
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ dependencies {
 //   deobfCompile "compact-machines:compactmachines3-${mc_version}:${cm_version}:${cm_build}" 
 }
 repositories {
-    maven { url "https://dvs1.progwml6.com/files/maven"    }
-    maven { url "https://modmaven.k-4u.nl"  }
-    maven { url "https://maven.theillusivec4.top/"    }
+    maven { url "https://dvs1.progwml6.com/files/maven" }
+    maven { url "https://modmaven.k-4u.nl" }
+    maven { url "https://maven.theillusivec4.top/" }
     maven { url "https://maven.blamejared.com" }
     maven { url "https://maven.blamejared.com/vazkii" }
-    maven { url "http://minecraft.curseforge.com/api/maven/"    }
-    maven { url 'https://www.cursemaven.com'  }
-   maven {   url "https://maven.thiakil.com/"    } 
+    maven { url "https://minecraft.curseforge.com/api/maven/" }
+    maven { url 'https://www.cursemaven.com' }
+    maven { url "https://maven.thiakil.com/" }
 // ?? http://maven.thiakil.com/com/azanor/baubles/Baubles/
     // ?? https://files.minecraftforge.net/maven/
     //   maven {   url "https://tehnut.info/maven/"    } // 404s
@@ -86,14 +86,3 @@ processResources {
 }
 
 build.dependsOn signJar
-
-task copyJar(type: Copy) {
-    from jar
-    into "${dist_folder}"
-}
-
-build.finalizedBy copyJar
-
-task cleanJar {
-    delete 'build/libs'
-}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0c0ae1a1..288cfb03 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # see also: environment JAVA_HOME; IJ java compiler options using 1.8, java -version and the start.sh script.
 # special thanks thanks to ACGaming and KitsuneAlex for 1.12 gradle help
-org.gradle.java.home=C:\\Program Files\\Eclipse Adoptium\\jdk-8.0.322.6-hotspot
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3G
-dist_folder=c:/temp
 
 mc_version=1.12.2
 forge_version=14.23.5.2847
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index e18cba72..6b071a78 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.10.3-bin.zip