diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml
index 1b857c13b09..6bfcd2b842b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.core"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.resources"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility"/>
-      <import plugin="org.apache.xerces"/>
    </requires>