diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml
index adbfc6c5bc8..6bfcd2b842b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
       </library>
    </runtime>
    <requires>
-      <import plugin="org.apache.xerces"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.core"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.resources"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility"/>
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/plugin.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/plugin.xml
index 159f274e96d..58a1379566e 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/plugin.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.resources"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.debug.core"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.core"/>
-      <import plugin="org.apache.xerces"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility"/>
    </requires>
 
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/plugin.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/plugin.xml
index bf9044aecaf..6d8ea673e3d 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.ui"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.core"/>
-      <import plugin="org.apache.xerces"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility"/>
    </requires>
 
diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.testing-feature/feature.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.testing-feature/feature.xml
index cc0b73b2a85..20c5a16bdb1 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.testing-feature/feature.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.testing-feature/feature.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.jface.text"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.ui"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.swt"/>
-      <import plugin="org.apache.xerces"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core"/>
       <import plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core"/>
    </requires>