diff --git a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/build.properties b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/build.properties
index 1844859aabb..4775eaf7ac1 100644
--- a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/build.properties
+++ b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/build.properties
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ source.. = src/
 output.. = bin/
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
-               plugin.xml,\
                plugin.properties,\
                about.html,\
                .options