diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
index 099702a5a8a..e9af4273600 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
@@ -235,17 +235,6 @@
          </run>
       </application>
    </extension>
-   <extension
-         id="GeneratePDOM"
-         name="GeneratePDOM"
-         point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications">
-      <application
-            visible="true">
-         <run
-               class="org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.export.GeneratePDOMApplication">
-         </run>
-      </application>
-   </extension>
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