diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.linux/build.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.linux/build.properties
index 90fdac9e3a1..ce4af16ff28 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.linux/build.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.linux/build.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 bin.includes = fragment.xml,\
-               os/,\
-               *.jar
+               os/
 source.cdt_linux.jar = src/
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32/build.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32/build.properties
index 8292292ad0e..5443445cd3c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32/build.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32/build.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 bin.includes = fragment.xml,\
-               os/,\
-               *.jar
+               os/
 source.cdt_win32.jar = src/
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/build.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/build.properties
index 4b4d6336a13..188bac2de61 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/build.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/build.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 bin.includes = plugin.xml,\
                plugin.properties,\
-               about.html,\
-               *.jar,
+               about.html
 javadoc.packages = org.eclipse.cdt.core.*,\
                    org.eclipse.cdt.core.index.*,\
                    org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.*,\
@@ -14,4 +13,4 @@ source.cdtcore.jar = builder/,\
                      model/,\
                      src/,\
                      utils/
-src.includes=about.html
\ No newline at end of file
+src.includes=about.html
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/build.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/build.properties
index c2090132097..f3e987f45f6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/build.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/build.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 bin.includes = plugin.xml,\
                about.html,\
                icons/,\
-               plugin.properties,\
-               *.jar
+               plugin.properties
 source.cdtui.jar = src/,\
                    utils.ui/
 src.includes = about.html