diff --git a/build-coatjava.sh b/build-coatjava.sh
index dcb6bdf617..121b0f78e2 100755
--- a/build-coatjava.sh
+++ b/build-coatjava.sh
@@ -311,10 +311,6 @@ cp -r libexec $prefix_dir/
 which python3 >& /dev/null && python=python3 || python=python
 $python etc/bankdefs/util/bankSplit.py $prefix_dir/etc/bankdefs/hipo4 || exit 1
 
-# FIXME:  this is still needed by one of the tests
-mkdir -p $prefix_dir/lib/utils
-cp external-dependencies/jclara-4.3-SNAPSHOT.jar $prefix_dir/lib/utils
-
 # build (and test)
 unset CLAS12DIR
 if $runUnitTests; then
diff --git a/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml b/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml
index a7dafd7878..4aab08fa8b 100644
--- a/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml
@@ -203,12 +203,9 @@
           <artifactSet>
             <excludes>
               <exclude>cnuphys:cnuphys</exclude>
-              <exclude>cnuphys:bCNU</exclude>
-              <exclude>cnuphys:bCNU3D</exclude>
               <exclude>cnuphys:jogl-all</exclude>
               <exclude>cnuphys:jogl</exclude>
               <exclude>cnuphys:gluegen</exclude>
-              <exclude>org.jlab.coda:jclara</exclude>
               <exclude>org.jacoco</exclude>
             </excludes>
           </artifactSet>
diff --git a/external-dependencies/jclara-4.3-SNAPSHOT.jar b/external-dependencies/jclara-4.3-SNAPSHOT.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 65cc502dab..0000000000
Binary files a/external-dependencies/jclara-4.3-SNAPSHOT.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 78f8f8a96d..75e1343339 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jlab.coda</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclara</artifactId>
-        <version>4.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- WARNING: if changed, check the `com.google.code.gson:gson` version; see `docs/dependency_conflicts.md` -->
+        <version>4.3</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/validation/advanced-tests/run-eb-tests.sh b/validation/advanced-tests/run-eb-tests.sh
index 02e8909afb..7a78f73285 100755
--- a/validation/advanced-tests/run-eb-tests.sh
+++ b/validation/advanced-tests/run-eb-tests.sh
@@ -1,162 +1,63 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-webDir=http://clasweb.jlab.org/clas12offline/distribution/coatjava/validation_files/eb
-webVersion=5.11-fid-tm-dc2-r11
-webDir=$webDir/$webVersion
-webDir=./data/$webVersion
-
 # coatjava must already be built at ../../coatjava/
 # and input test data files at ./data
 
-# whether to use CLARA (0=no)
-useClara=0
-
-# if non-zero, don't redownload dependencies, don't run reconstruction:
-runTestOnly=0
+#set -x # print every command executed
 
-# gemc default solenoid (changed in 4a.2.4):
-gemcSolenoidDefault=-1.0
-if [[ $webVersion = *"4a.2.2"* ]] || [[ $webVersion = *"4a.2.3"* ]]
-then
-    gemcSolenoidDefault=1.0
-fi
+input_dir=./data/5.11-fid-tm-dc2-r11
 
-# geometry variation for DC
-geoDbVariation="default"
-if [[ $webVersion = *"4a.2.2"* ]] || [[ $webVersion = *"4a.2.3"* ]] || [[ $webVersion = *"4a.2.4"* ]]
-then
-    geoDbVariation="dc_geo_gemc424"
-fi
+source ../../coatjava/libexec/env.sh
 
-nEvents=-1
+classPath="${COATJAVA_CLASSPATH}:../lib/*:src/"
 
+# check arguments:
 for arg in $@
 do
-    if [ "$arg" == "-t" ]
+    if [[ $arg == "-100" ]]
     then
-        runTestOnly=1
-    elif [[ $arg == "-100" ]]
-    then
-        webDir=${webDir}-100
+        input_dir=${input_dir}-100
     fi
 done
 
 # last argument is input file stub:
 stub="${@: -1}"
 
-# sanity check on filestub name,
-# just to error with reasonable message before proceeding:
+# check (file)stub name:
 case $stub in
-    # electron in forward, hadron in forward:
-    electronproton)
-        ;;
-    electronkaon)
-        ;;
-    electronpion)
-        ;;
-    electrongamma)
-        ;;
-    electronneutron)
-        ;;
-    electronFTproton)
-        ;;
-    electronFTkaon)
-        ;;
-    electronFTpion)
-        ;;
-    electronFTgamma)
-        ;;
-    electrongammaFT)
-        ;;
-    electronprotonC)
-        ;;
-    electronkaonC)
-        ;;
-    electronpionC)
-        ;;
-    electrongammaC)
-        ;;
-    electronneutronC)
-        ;;
-    electrondeuteronC)
-        ;;
+    electronproton) ;;
+    electronkaon) ;;
+    electronpion) ;;
+    electrongamma) ;;
+    electronneutron) ;;
+    electronFTproton) ;;
+    electronFTkaon) ;;
+    electronFTpion) ;;
+    electronFTgamma) ;;
+    electrongammaFT) ;;
+    electronprotonC) ;;
+    electronkaonC) ;;
+    electronpionC) ;;
+    electrongammaC) ;;
+    electronneutronC) ;;
+    electrondeuteronC) ;;
     *)
       echo Invalid input evio file:  $stub
       exit 1
 esac
 
-# set up environment
-if [ $useClara -eq 0 ]
-then
-    COAT=../../coatjava
-    source $COAT/libexec/env.sh
-else
-    CLARA_HOME=$PWD/clara_installation/
-    COAT=$CLARA_HOME/plugins/clas12/
-    source $COAT/libexec/env.sh
-    export CLARA_HOME
-fi
-
-classPath="${COATJAVA_CLASSPATH}:../lib/*:src/"
-
-# make sure test code compiles before anything else:
+# compile test code:
 javac -cp $classPath src/eb/EBTwoTrackTest.java
 if [ $? != 0 ] ; then echo "EBTwoTrackTest compilation failure" ; exit 1 ; fi
 
-# download and setup dependencies, run reconstruction:
-if [ $runTestOnly -eq 0 ]
-then
-
-    if ! [ $useClara -eq 0 ]
-    then
-        # tar the local coatjava build so it can be installed with clara
-        cd ../..
-        tar -zcvf coatjava-local.tar.gz coatjava
-        mv coatjava-local.tar.gz validation/advanced-tests/
-        cd -
+# run reconstruction:
+rm -f out_${stub}.hipo
+../../coatjava/bin/recon-util -l FINE -i ${input_dir}/${stub}.hipo -o out_${stub}.hipo -c 2
 
-        # install clara
-        if ! [ -d clara_installation ]
-        then
-            ../../bin/install-clara clara_installation
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    # download test files, if necessary:
-    #wget -N --no-check-certificate $webDir/${stub}.hipo
-    #if [ $? != 0 ] ; then echo "wget validation files failure" ; exit 1 ; fi
-
-    # update the schema dictionary:  (no longer necessary now that recon-util does it)
-    #rm -f up_${stub}.hipo
-    #../../coatjava/bin/hipo-utils -update -d ../../coatjava/etc/bankdefs/hipo4/ -o up_${stub}.hipo ${stub}.hipo
-
-    # run reconstruction:
-    rm -f out_${stub}.hipo
-    if [ $useClara -eq 0 ]
-    then
-        GEOMDBVAR=$geoDbVariation
-        export GEOMDBVAR
-        ../../coatjava/bin/recon-util -l FINE -i ${webDir}/${stub}.hipo -o out_${stub}.hipo -c 2
-    else
-        echo "set inputDir $PWD/" > cook.clara
-        echo "set outputDir $PWD/" >> cook.clara
-        echo "set threads 7" >> cook.clara
-        echo "set javaMemory 2" >> cook.clara
-        echo "set session s_cook" >> cook.clara
-        echo "set description d_cook" >> cook.clara
-        ls ${stub}.hipo > files.list
-        echo "set fileList $PWD/files.list" >> cook.clara
-        echo "run local" >> cook.clara
-        echo "exit" >> cook.clara
-        $CLARA_HOME/bin/clara-shell cook.clara
-    fi
-fi
-
-# run Event Builder tests:
+# run EB tests:
 java -DCLAS12DIR="$COAT" -Xmx1536m -Xms1024m -cp $classPath -DINPUTFILE=out_${stub}.hipo org.junit.runner.JUnitCore eb.EBTwoTrackTest
 if [ $? != 0 ] ; then echo "EBTwoTrackTest unit test failure" ; exit 1 ; else echo "EBTwoTrackTest passed unit tests" ; fi
 
+# run truth-efficiency calculator:
 $COAT/bin/trutheff ./out_${stub}.hipo
 
-exit 0
-
diff --git a/validation/advanced-tests/src/eb/EBTwoTrackTest.java b/validation/advanced-tests/src/eb/EBTwoTrackTest.java
index a0e4b26f40..92112431d2 100644
--- a/validation/advanced-tests/src/eb/EBTwoTrackTest.java
+++ b/validation/advanced-tests/src/eb/EBTwoTrackTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package eb;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import org.junit.Test;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import org.jlab.io.base.DataBank;
 import org.jlab.io.base.DataEvent;
@@ -78,7 +76,19 @@ public class EBTwoTrackTest {
     Map <Integer,List<Integer>> recSciMap=new HashMap<Integer,List<Integer>>();
     Map <Integer,List<Integer>> recTrkMap=new HashMap<Integer,List<Integer>>();
 
-    @Test
+    void assertEquals(boolean a, boolean b) {
+        if (a!=b) {
+            System.err.println("Assertion Failed!");
+            System.exit(3);
+        }
+    }
+    void assertEquals(String msg, int a, int b) {
+        if (a!=b) {
+            System.err.println(msg);
+            System.exit(3);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void main() {
         String fileName=System.getProperty("INPUTFILE");
         File file = new File(fileName);