diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/servicesubsystem/FileServiceSubSystem.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/servicesubsystem/FileServiceSubSystem.java
index 3b4c1bab76c..101f70a89ff 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/servicesubsystem/FileServiceSubSystem.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/servicesubsystem/FileServiceSubSystem.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.IConnectorService;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.IServiceSubSystemConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.RemoteChildrenContentsType;
 import org.eclipse.rse.services.clientserver.PathUtility;
-import org.eclipse.rse.services.clientserver.SystemEncodingUtil;
 import org.eclipse.rse.services.clientserver.SystemSearchString;
 import org.eclipse.rse.services.clientserver.archiveutils.AbsoluteVirtualPath;
 import org.eclipse.rse.services.clientserver.archiveutils.ArchiveHandlerManager;
@@ -522,8 +521,7 @@ public final class FileServiceSubSystem extends RemoteFileSubSystem implements I
 	
 	protected boolean isBinary(String localEncoding, String hostEncoding, String remotePath)
 	{
-		return SystemFileTransferModeRegistry.getInstance().isBinary(remotePath) ||
-		       SystemEncodingUtil.getInstance().isXML(remotePath);	
+		return SystemFileTransferModeRegistry.getInstance().isBinary(remotePath);	
 	}
 	
 	protected boolean isBinary(IRemoteFile source)