diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32/nmake.launch b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32/nmake.launch
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--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32/nmake.launch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<launchConfiguration type="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ProgramLaunchConfigurationType">
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_TOOL_ARGUMENTS" value="/nologo /f nmake.mak"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.ATTR_REFRESH_SCOPE" value="${working_set:&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot;?&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;launchConfigurationWorkingSet editPageId=&quot;org.eclipse.ui.resourceWorkingSetPage&quot; factoryID=&quot;org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkingSetFactory&quot; label=&quot;working set&quot; name=&quot;working set&quot;&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;item factoryID=&quot;org.eclipse.ui.internal.model.ResourceFactory&quot; path=&quot;/org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32&quot; type=&quot;4&quot;/&gt;&#13;&#10;&lt;/launchConfigurationWorkingSet&gt;}"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="${workspace_loc:/org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32/library}"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_LOCATION" value="${system_path:nmake.exe}"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.appendEnvironmentVariables" value="true"/>
-</launchConfiguration>