diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/plugin.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/plugin.properties
index fc1b3a61aad..a9c7a58d668 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ action.breakpointHitUpdatePolicy.label = Breakpoint Hit
 action.manualUpdatePolicy.label = Manual
 action.automaticUpdatePolicy.label = Automatic
 
-menu.updatePolicyAtomic = Updates Atomic
-action.updatePolicyAtomic.label = Delay run control until updates are complete
-action.updatePolicyNotAtomic.label = Do NOT Delay run control until updates are complete
-
 menu.updateScope = Update Scope
 action.visibleUpdateScope.label = Visible
 action.allUpdateScope.label = Expanded
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/plugin.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/plugin.xml
index efb9eb771c6..7e8b591cacd 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -414,28 +414,6 @@
                state="true"
                style="radio">
          </action>    
-         
-         <menu id="updatesAtomic"
-               label="%menu.updatePolicyAtomic"
-               path="additions"/>
-         <action
-               class="org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.internal.provisional.ui.viewmodel.update.actions.AtomicUpdatePolicyAction"
-               id="org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui.UpdatePolicy_Atomic"
-               label="%action.updatePolicyAtomic.label"
-               menubarPath="updatesAtomic/additions"
-               style="radio">
-         </action>
-         <action
-               class="org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.internal.provisional.ui.viewmodel.update.actions.NonAtomicUpdatePolicyAction"
-               id="org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui.UpdatePolicy_NonAtomic"
-               label="%action.updatePolicyNotAtomic.label"
-               menubarPath="updatesAtomic/additions"
-               state="true"
-               style="radio">
-         </action>            
-         
-         
-         
       </viewContribution>
 
    </extension>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/update/actions/AtomicUpdatePolicyAction.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/update/actions/AtomicUpdatePolicyAction.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b29a7d2d362..00000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/update/actions/AtomicUpdatePolicyAction.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2008 Wind River Systems and others.
- * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
- * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
- * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
- * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
- * 
- * Contributors:
- *     Wind River Systems - initial API and implementation
- *******************************************************************************/
-
-package org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.internal.provisional.ui.viewmodel.update.actions;
-
-import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.internal.provisional.ui.viewmodel.actions.AbstractVMProviderActionDelegate;
-import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.internal.ui.DsfDebugUIPlugin;
-import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
-import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection;
-
-/**
- * @since 1.1
- */
-public class AtomicUpdatePolicyAction extends AbstractVMProviderActionDelegate {
-
-	private final static String ATOMIC_UPDATE = "ATOMIC_UPDATE";
-	
-	public void run(IAction action) { 
-		DsfDebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().setValue(ATOMIC_UPDATE, "true");
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void selectionChanged(IAction action, ISelection selection) {
-		super.selectionChanged(action, selection);
-		
-		this.getAction().setChecked(DsfDebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(ATOMIC_UPDATE));
-            
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/update/actions/NonAtomicUpdatePolicyAction.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/update/actions/NonAtomicUpdatePolicyAction.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ebfa0fb722..00000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/update/actions/NonAtomicUpdatePolicyAction.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2008 Wind River Systems and others.
- * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
- * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
- * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
- * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
- * 
- * Contributors:
- *     Wind River Systems - initial API and implementation
- *******************************************************************************/
-
-package org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.internal.provisional.ui.viewmodel.update.actions;
-
-import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.internal.provisional.ui.viewmodel.actions.AbstractVMProviderActionDelegate;
-import org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.internal.ui.DsfDebugUIPlugin;
-import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
-import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection;
-
-/**
- * @since 1.1
- */
-public class NonAtomicUpdatePolicyAction extends AbstractVMProviderActionDelegate {
-
-private final static String ATOMIC_UPDATE = "ATOMIC_UPDATE";
-	
-	public void run(IAction action) { 
-		DsfDebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().setValue(ATOMIC_UPDATE, "false");
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void selectionChanged(IAction action, ISelection selection) {
-		super.selectionChanged(action, selection);
-		
-		getAction().setChecked(DsfDebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(ATOMIC_UPDATE));
-	}
-
-}