diff --git a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.boot.ide.main.feature/feature.xml b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.boot.ide.main.feature/feature.xml
index a73340936..ba4bc12c5 100644
--- a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.boot.ide.main.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.boot.ide.main.feature/feature.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
           version="0.0.0"
           unpack="false"/>
 
-    <plugin
-          id="org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.templates"
-          download-size="0"
-          install-size="0"
-          version="0.0.0"
-          unpack="false"/>
-
     <plugin
           id="org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.validation"
           download-size="0"