diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
index d4527fc1cb8..30c85ab395a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ AddBlockCommentAction.label= Add &Block Comment
 
 RemoveBlockCommentAction.label= Remove Bloc&k Comment
 
-JoinLinesAction.label= Join Lines
-
 # The Wizards
 # C
 newCWizardsCategory.name=C
@@ -119,9 +117,6 @@ ActionDefinition.removeBlockComment.description= Remove the block comment enclos
 ActionDefinition.indent.name= Indent Line
 ActionDefinition.indent.description=Indents the current line
 
-ActionDefinition.joinLines.name= Join Lines
-ActionDefinition.joinLines.description= Join the current and next line together
-
 ActionDefinition.format.name=Format
 ActionDefinition.format.description=Format Source Code
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 11c4e84aefa..92c63b8ff61 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -1205,11 +1205,6 @@
             contextId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.cEditorScope"
             commandId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.edit.text.c.goto.matching.bracket"
             schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"/>
-     <key
-           commandId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.edit.text.c.join.lines"
-           contextId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.cEditorScope"
-           schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
-           sequence="M1+M3+J"/>
    </extension>
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.ui.commands">
@@ -1248,12 +1243,6 @@
             categoryId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.category.source"
             id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.edit.text.c.indent">
       </command>
-      <command
-            name="%ActionDefinition.joinLines.name"
-            description="%ActionDefinition.joinLines.description"
-            categoryId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.category.source"
-            id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.edit.text.c.join.lines">
-      </command>
       <command
             name="%ActionDefinition.opendef.name"
             categoryId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.category.source"