diff --git a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/pom.xml b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/pom.xml
index 9d93e7b1f39..7ae6cc821c6 100644
--- a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/pom.xml
@@ -24,26 +24,6 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-		<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
-        <artifactId>tycho-packaging-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>default-package-feature</id>
-            <configuration>
-				<additionalFileSets>
-				 <fileSet>
-				  <directory>${project.basedir}/resources</directory>
-				  <includes>
-				   <include>build.properties</include>
-				   <include>build.xml</include>
-				  </includes>
-				 </fileSet>
-				</additionalFileSets>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>xml-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/resources/build.properties b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/resources/build.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index b938365beef..00000000000
--- a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/resources/build.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-###############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2000, 2014 IBM Corporation and others.
-#
-# This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
-#
-# Contributors:
-#     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
-###############################################################################
-
-custom = true
-
-####Even though marked as custom, the content of the build.properties needs to be updated to ensure correctness of RCP app exported 
-root.permissions.755=${launcherName}
-
-root.win32.win32.aarch64=file:bin/win32/win32/aarch64/launcher.exe
-root.win32.win32.aarch64.permissions.755=launcher.exe
-
-root.win32.win32.x86_64=file:bin/win32/win32/x86_64/launcher.exe
-root.win32.win32.x86_64.permissions.755=launcher.exe
-
-root.linux.gtk.ppc64le=bin/gtk/linux/ppc64le,gtk_root
-root.linux.gtk.ppc64le.permissions.755=launcher
-
-root.macosx.cocoa.x86_64=bin/cocoa/macosx/x86_64
-root.macosx.cocoa.x86_64.permissions.755=Contents/MacOS/${launcherName}
-
-root.macosx.cocoa.aarch64=bin/cocoa/macosx/aarch64
-root.macosx.cocoa.aarch64.permissions.755=Contents/MacOS/${launcherName}
-
-root.linux.gtk.x86_64=bin/gtk/linux/x86_64,gtk_root
-root.linux.gtk.x86_64.permissions.755=libcairo-swt.so
-
-root.linux.gtk.loongarch64=bin/gtk/linux/loongarch64,gtk_root
-root.linux.gtk.loongarch64.permissions.755=launcher
diff --git a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/resources/build.xml b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/resources/build.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ecf01b4fd0d..00000000000
--- a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/resources/build.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project name="org.eclipse.platform.launchers" default="build.update.jar" basedir=".">
-
-	<target name="init">
-		<property name="feature.destination" value="${basedir}"/>
-		<property name="p2.build.repo" value="file:${buildDirectory}/buildRepo"/>
-		<condition property="p2.publish.parts" value="true"		>
-			<istrue value="${p2.gathering}"/>
-		</condition>
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="all.plugins" depends="init">
-	</target>
-	<target name="all.features" depends="init">
-	</target>
-	<target name="update.feature" depends="init">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="all.children" depends="init,all.features,all.plugins,update.feature">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="children" if="include.children">
-		<antcall target="all.children"/>
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="build.jars" depends="init" description="Build all the jars for the feature: org.eclipse.platform.launchers.">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="build.sources" depends="init">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="build.zips" depends="init">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="build.update.jar" depends="init" description="Build the feature jar of: org.eclipse.platform.launchers for an update site.">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="publish.bin.parts" depends="init" if="p2.publish.parts">
-		<eclipse.gatherFeature
-		   metadataRepository="${p2.build.repo}"
-		   artifactRepository="${p2.build.repo}"
-		   buildResultFolder="${basedir}"
-		   baseDirectory="${basedir}"
-		/>
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="gather.bin.parts" depends="init" if="feature.base">
-		<subant target="rootFiles${os}_${ws}_${arch}" buildpath="." failonerror="false" inheritall="true"/>
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="rootFileswin32_win32_aarch64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/win32.win32.aarch64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/win32.win32.aarch64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/win32/win32/aarch64">
-				<include name="launcher.exe"/>
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/win32.win32.aarch64/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher.exe" />
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="rootFileswin32_win32_x86_64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/win32.win32.x86_64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/win32.win32.x86_64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/win32/win32/x86_64">
-				<include name="launcher.exe"/>
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/win32.win32.x86_64/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher.exe" />
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="rootFileswin32_win32_ia64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/win32.win32.ia64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/win32.win32.ia64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/contributed/win32/win32/ia64">
-				<include name="launcher.exe"/>
-			</fileset>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/win32.win32.ia64/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher.exe" />
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="rootFilesmacosx_cocoa_x86_64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/macosx.cocoa.x86_64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/macosx.cocoa.x86_64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/cocoa/macosx/x86_64" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/macosx.cocoa.x86_64/${collectingFolder}" includes="${launcherName}" />
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/macosx.cocoa.x86_64/${collectingFolder}" includes="Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS/launcher" />
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFilesmacosx_cocoa_aarch64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/macosx.cocoa.aarch64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/macosx.cocoa.aarch64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/cocoa/macosx/aarch64" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/macosx.cocoa.aarch64/${collectingFolder}" includes="${launcherName}" />
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/macosx.cocoa.aarch64/${collectingFolder}" includes="Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS/launcher" />
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFileslinux_gtk_ppc64le">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.ppc64le/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.ppc64le/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/gtk/linux/ppc64le" includes="**"			/>
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/gtk_root" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.ppc64le/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher" />
-	</target>
-    <target name="rootFileslinux_gtk_aarch64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.aarch64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.aarch64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/gtk/linux/aarch64" includes="**"			/>
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/gtk_root" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.aarch64/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher" />
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFileslinux_gtk_x86_64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.x86_64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.x86_64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/gtk/linux/x86_64" includes="**"			/>
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/gtk_root" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.x86_64/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher" />
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFileslinux_gtk_loongarch64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.loongarch64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.loongarch64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/gtk/linux/loongarch64" includes="**"			/>
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/gtk_root" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.loongarch64/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher" />
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFileslinux_gtk_ia64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.ia64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.ia64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.ia64/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher" />
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFileslinux_gtk_s390x">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.s390x/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.s390x/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/contributed/gtk/linux/s390x" includes="**"			/>
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/gtk_root" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/linux.gtk.s390x/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher" />
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFilessolaris_gtk_x86_64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/solaris.gtk.x86_64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/solaris.gtk.x86_64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/gtk/solaris/x86_64" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/solaris.gtk.x86_64/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher" /> 
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFilessolaris_gtk_sparcv9">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/solaris.gtk.sparcv9/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/solaris.gtk.sparcv9/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/gtk/solaris/sparcv9" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/solaris.gtk.sparcv9/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher" />
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFileshpux_gtk_ia64">
-		<mkdir dir="${feature.base}/hpux.gtk.ia64/${collectingFolder}"/>
-		<copy todir="${feature.base}/hpux.gtk.ia64/${collectingFolder}" failonerror="true" overwrite="true">
-			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/gtk/hpux/ia64" includes="**"			/>
-		</copy>
-		<chmod perm="755" dir="${feature.base}/hpux.gtk.ia64/${collectingFolder}" includes="launcher" />
-	</target>
-	<target name="rootFilesgroup_group_group">
-		<antcall target="rootFileswin32_win32_aarch64"/>
-		<antcall target="rootFileswin32_win32_x86_64"/>
-		<antcall target="rootFilesmacosx_cocoa_x86_64"/>
-		<antcall target="rootFileslinux_gtk_ppc64le"/>
-		<antcall target="rootFileslinux_gtk_aarch64"/>
-		<antcall target="rootFileslinux_gtk_x86_64"/>
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="zip.distribution" depends="init" description="Create a zip containing all the plug-ins and features for the feature: org.eclipse.platform.launchers.">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="zip.sources" depends="init">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="zip.logs" depends="init">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="clean" depends="init" description="Clean the feature: org.eclipse.platform.launchers of all the zips, jars and logs created.">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="refresh" depends="init" if="eclipse.running" description="Refresh this folder.">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="gather.sources">
-	</target>
-
-	<target name="gather.logs" depends="init">
-	</target>
-
-</project>