diff --git a/packages/org.eclipse.epp.package.common.feature/feature.xml b/packages/org.eclipse.epp.package.common.feature/feature.xml
index 3182f04b..09fc2cc1 100644
--- a/packages/org.eclipse.epp.package.common.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/packages/org.eclipse.epp.package.common.feature/feature.xml
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@
       %license
    </license>
 
-   <requires>
-      <!-- Workaround Eclipse Platform default filetransfer not supporting authenticated proxies
-      See also the change in p2.inf
-      see https://github.com/eclipse-packaging/packages/issues/81 -->
-      <import feature="org.eclipse.ecf.filetransfer.httpclient5.feature"/>
-   </requires>
-
    <plugin
          id="org.eclipse.epp.package.common"
          download-size="0"
diff --git a/packages/org.eclipse.epp.package.common.feature/p2.inf b/packages/org.eclipse.epp.package.common.feature/p2.inf
index 2c7e64f1..ac5f4cbc 100644
--- a/packages/org.eclipse.epp.package.common.feature/p2.inf
+++ b/packages/org.eclipse.epp.package.common.feature/p2.inf
@@ -9,12 +9,3 @@ org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.addRepository(type:0,location:https${#
 org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.addRepository(type:1,location:https${#58}//download.eclipse.org/releases/latest,name:Latest Eclipse Simultaneous Release,enabled:true);\
 org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.addRepository(type:0,location:https${#58}//download.eclipse.org/technology/epp/packages/latest/,name:Latest Eclipse IDE Packages Release,enabled:true);\
 org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.addRepository(type:1,location:https${#58}//download.eclipse.org/technology/epp/packages/latest/,name:Latest Eclipse IDE Packages Release,enabled:true);\
-org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.addJvmArg(jvmArg:-Dorg.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.excludeContributors=org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.httpclientjava);\
-
-
-# Workaround Eclipse Platform default filetransfer not supporting authenticated proxies
-# See also the change in p2.inf
-# see https://github.com/eclipse-packaging/packages/issues/81
-instructions.unconfigure= \
-org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.removeJvmArg(jvmArg:-Dorg.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.excludeContributors=org.eclipse.ecf.provider.filetransfer.httpclientjava);\
-