diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.karaf/.classpath b/bundles/org.openhab.core.karaf/.classpath
index 0180e52998..a5d95095cc 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.karaf/.classpath
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.karaf/.classpath
@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
@@ -29,5 +18,15 @@
 			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.karaf/.project b/bundles/org.openhab.core.karaf/.project
index b75f89aa47..25cffccde6 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.karaf/.project
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.karaf/.project
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.pde.SchemaBuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.pde.ds.core.builder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
 		<buildCommand>
 			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
 			<arguments>
@@ -27,8 +17,7 @@
 		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>