diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4a204f221..eb1a5c507 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ buildscript {
 	repositories.jcenter()
 	dependencies {
 		classpath "org.xtext:xtext-gradle-plugin:$versions.xtext_gradle_plugin"
-		classpath "io.typefox.gradle:gradle-p2gen:$versions.gradle_plugins"
 	}
 }
 
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ plugins {
 
 apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/versions.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/bootstrap-setup.gradle"
-apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/p2-deployment.gradle"
 
 ext.buildTime = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern('yyyyMMdd-HHmm').format(LocalDateTime.now())
 
diff --git a/gradle/p2-deployment.gradle b/gradle/p2-deployment.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index bcbd1acdb..000000000
--- a/gradle/p2-deployment.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The p2gen plugin generates a Tycho build that assembles a p2 repository.
- * The generator task should be rerun whenever necessary, e.g. when the version changes.
- */
-
-apply plugin: 'io.typefox.gradle.p2gen'
-
-group = 'org.eclipse.xtext'
-
-p2gen {
-	tychoVersion '1.2.0'
-	
-	exclude 'org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.bootstrap'
-
-	dependencies {
-		repositoryUrl 'http://download.eclipse.org/modeling/tmf/xtext/updates/releases/2.15.0'
-		feature 'org.eclipse.xtext.sdk'
-	}
-	dependencies {
-		repositoryUrl 'http://download.eclipse.org/modeling/emft/mwe/updates/releases/2.9.1'
-		feature 'org.eclipse.emf.mwe2.language.sdk'
-	}
-	dependencies {
-		repositoryUrl 'http://download.eclipse.org/releases/oxygen/201804111000'
-	}
-	dependencies {
-		repositoryUrl 'http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20180606145124/repository'
-		bundle 'org.junit'
-		includeSource true
-	}
-}