diff --git a/desktop-sdl/build.gradle b/desktop-sdl/build.gradle
index 3b5b046ac1..5d0b78ffca 100644
--- a/desktop-sdl/build.gradle
+++ b/desktop-sdl/build.gradle
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ task dist(type: Jar, dependsOn: classes){
 
     //use target = all for all platforms
     def target = getTarget()
-    if(target.contains("windows")) exclude('**.so', "**.dylib", "**/music/**", "**/sounds/**")
+    if(target.contains("windows")) exclude('**.so', "**.dylib")
     if(target == "mac") exclude('**.so', "**.dll")
     if(target == "linux") exclude('**.dll', "**.dylib")
     archivesBaseName = appName + "-" + target
@@ -78,16 +78,6 @@ task ikdist{
             into file(folder)
         }
 
-        copy{
-            from files("../core/assets/music")
-            into file(folder + "/music")
-        }
-
-        copy{
-            from files("../core/assets/sounds")
-            into file(folder + "/sounds")
-        }
-
         copy{
             from(getTarget().contains("32") ? "$IKVM_DIR/libraries_32" : "$IKVM_DIR/libraries")
             into folder