diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.elk.core.service.ui/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.elk.core.service.ui/build.properties
index 83fc7db229..43c152700d 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.elk.core.service.ui/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.elk.core.service.ui/build.properties
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@ source.. = src/
 output.. = bin/
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
-               plugin.xml,\
                about.html
 src.includes = about.html