diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp.parent/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp.ide/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp.parent/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp.ide/pom.xml
index 832838891..1f5c427b5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp.parent/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp.ide/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp.parent/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoApp.ide/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 							<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<configuration>
+							<excludeGroupIds>p2.eclipse-feature</excludeGroupIds>
 							<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
 							<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
 							<overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar.parent/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar.ide/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar.parent/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar.ide/pom.xml
index aaa582ea6..e76943b5e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar.parent/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar.ide/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.tests/testdata/wizard-expectations/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar.parent/org.xtext.example.lsMavenTychoFatjar.ide/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 							<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<configuration>
+							<excludeGroupIds>p2.eclipse-feature</excludeGroupIds>
 							<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
 							<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
 							<overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/IdeProjectDescriptor.xtend b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/IdeProjectDescriptor.xtend
index ecf674dcc..c0d8b77b9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/IdeProjectDescriptor.xtend
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/src/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/IdeProjectDescriptor.xtend
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class IdeProjectDescriptor extends ProjectDescriptor {
 												<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
 											</goals>
 											<configuration>
+												<excludeGroupIds>p2.eclipse-feature</excludeGroupIds>
 												<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
 												<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
 												<overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/IdeProjectDescriptor.java b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/IdeProjectDescriptor.java
index 59096f1ea..5b0065e6d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/IdeProjectDescriptor.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/xtend-gen/org/eclipse/xtext/xtext/wizard/IdeProjectDescriptor.java
@@ -419,6 +419,10 @@ public class IdeProjectDescriptor extends ProjectDescriptor {
               _builder.newLine();
               _builder.append("\t\t");
               _builder.append("\t\t\t\t");
+              _builder.append("<excludeGroupIds>p2.eclipse-feature</excludeGroupIds>");
+              _builder.newLine();
+              _builder.append("\t\t");
+              _builder.append("\t\t\t\t");
               _builder.append("<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>");
               _builder.newLine();
               _builder.append("\t\t");