diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.xml b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.xml
index 31cf211c358..3cb5937e421 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -550,8 +550,7 @@
          targetTool="cdt.managedbuild.tool.xlc.c.linker.exe.debug;cdt.managedbuild.tool.xlc.cpp.linker.exe.debug">
 			      <targetPlatform
 					  id="cdt.managedbuild.target.xlc.platform.exe.debug"
-				 	  name="%PlatformName.Dbg"
-                      binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"            					  
+				 	  name="%PlatformName.Dbg"           					  
 					  osList="all"					  
 					  archList="all">
 				  </targetPlatform>
@@ -616,8 +615,7 @@
            targetTool="cdt.managedbuild.tool.xlc.c.linker.exe.release;cdt.managedbuild.tool.xlc.cpp.linker.exe.release">
 		          <targetPlatform
 		              id="cdt.managedbuild.target.xlc.platform.exe.release"
-		              name="%PlatformName.Rel"		             
-		              binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"
+		              name="%PlatformName.Rel"		      
 		              osList="all"
 		              archList="all">		              
 		          </targetPlatform>
@@ -689,8 +687,7 @@
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.xlc.so.debug">
 		          <targetPlatform
 		              id="cdt.managedbuild.target.xlc.platform.so.debug"
-		              name="%PlatformName.Dbg"
-		              binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"		            
+		              name="%PlatformName.Dbg"		            
 		              osList="all"
 		              archList="all">
 		          </targetPlatform>
@@ -752,8 +749,7 @@
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.xlc.so.release">
 		          <targetPlatform
 		              id="cdt.managedbuild.target.xlc.platform.so.release"
-		              name="%PlatformName.Rel"
-		              binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"		            
+		              name="%PlatformName.Rel"		            
 		              osList="all"
 		              archList="all">
 		          </targetPlatform>
@@ -824,8 +820,7 @@
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.xlc.lib.debug">
 				  <targetPlatform
 					  id="cdt.managedbuild.target.xlc.platform.lib.debug"
-				 	  name="%PlatformName.Dbg"
-					  binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"		            
+				 	  name="%PlatformName.Dbg"		            
 					  osList="all"
 					  archList="all">
 				  </targetPlatform>
@@ -883,8 +878,7 @@
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.xlc.lib.release">
 		          <targetPlatform
 		              id="cdt.managedbuild.target.xlc.platform.lib.release"
-		              name="%PlatformName.Rel"
-		              binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"		            
+		              name="%PlatformName.Rel"		            
 		              osList="all"
 		              archList="all">
 		          </targetPlatform>
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlupc.ui/plugin.xml b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlupc.ui/plugin.xml
index 0b91649348f..9180a797568 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlupc.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlupc.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
                   targetTool="cdt.managedbuild.tool.linker.xlupc.exe.debug">
                <targetPlatform
                      archList="all"
-                     binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.targetplatform.xlupc.exe.debug"
                      name="%PlatformName.Dbg"
                      osList="all">
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@
                   targetTool="cdt.managedbuild.tool.linker.xlupc.exe.release">
                <targetPlatform
                      archList="all"
-                     binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.targetplatform.xlupc.exe.release"
                      name="%PlatformName.Rel"
                      osList="all">
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@
                   targetTool="cdt.managedbuild.tool.linker.xlupc.so.debug">
                <targetPlatform
                      archList="all"
-                     binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.targetplatform.xlupc.so.debug"
                      name="%PlatformName.Dbg"
                      osList="all">
@@ -171,7 +168,6 @@
                   targetTool="cdt.managedbuild.tool.linker.xlupc.so.release">
                <targetPlatform
                      archList="all"
-                     binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.targetplatform.xlupc.so.release"
                      name="%PlatformName.Rel"
                      osList="all">
@@ -224,7 +220,6 @@
                   targetTool="cdt.managedbuild.tool.archiver.xlupc.lib.debug">
                <targetPlatform
                      archList="all"
-                     binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.targetplatform.xlupc.lib.debug"
                      name="%PlatformName.Dbg"
                      osList="all">
@@ -269,7 +264,6 @@
                   targetTool="cdt.managedbuild.tool.archiver.xlupc.lib.release">
                <targetPlatform
                      archList="all"
-                     binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XCOFF32"
                      id="cdt.managedbuild.targetplatform.xlupc.lib.release"
                      name="%PlatformName.Rel"
                      osList="all">