diff --git a/org.knime.python3.arrow.types.tests/build.properties b/org.knime.python3.arrow.types.tests/build.properties
index 31cf1a027..44122dd65 100644
--- a/org.knime.python3.arrow.types.tests/build.properties
+++ b/org.knime.python3.arrow.types.tests/build.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
                LICENSE.TXT,\
-               fragment.xml,\
                src/test/python/
 src.includes = LICENSE.TXT
 src.excludes = src/test/python/
diff --git a/org.knime.python3.arrow.types.tests/fragment.xml b/org.knime.python3.arrow.types.tests/fragment.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 33d83fc63..000000000
--- a/org.knime.python3.arrow.types.tests/fragment.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<?eclipse version="3.4"?>
-<fragment>
-</fragment>
diff --git a/org.knime.python3.arrow/build.properties b/org.knime.python3.arrow/build.properties
index 7ed28f255..a94e864f1 100644
--- a/org.knime.python3.arrow/build.properties
+++ b/org.knime.python3.arrow/build.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bin.includes = knime-python3-arrow.jar,\
-               plugin.xml,\
                META-INF/,\
                LICENSE.TXT,\
                CHANGELOG.md,\
diff --git a/org.knime.python3.arrow/plugin.xml b/org.knime.python3.arrow/plugin.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5535690d3..000000000
--- a/org.knime.python3.arrow/plugin.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<?eclipse version="3.4"?>
-<plugin>
-
-</plugin>
diff --git a/org.knime.python3.tests/build.properties b/org.knime.python3.tests/build.properties
index c62cb6d84..44b513641 100644
--- a/org.knime.python3.tests/build.properties
+++ b/org.knime.python3.tests/build.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
                LICENSE.TXT,\
-               src/test/python/,\
-               fragment.xml
+               src/test/python/
 src.includes = LICENSE.TXT
 src.excludes = src/test/python/
 source.. = src/test/java/
diff --git a/org.knime.python3.tests/fragment.xml b/org.knime.python3.tests/fragment.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 33d83fc63..000000000
--- a/org.knime.python3.tests/fragment.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<?eclipse version="3.4"?>
-<fragment>
-</fragment>