diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 6c60d0efa..87af408ef 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as fse from 'fs-extra';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
+import * as semver from 'semver';
 import { CodeActionContext, commands, ConfigurationTarget, Diagnostic, env, EventEmitter, ExtensionContext, extensions, IndentAction, InputBoxOptions, languages, QuickPickItemKind, RelativePattern, TextDocument, TextEditorRevealType, UIKind, Uri, ViewColumn, window, workspace, WorkspaceConfiguration } from 'vscode';
 import { CancellationToken, CodeActionParams, CodeActionRequest, Command, CompletionRequest, DidChangeConfigurationNotification, ExecuteCommandParams, ExecuteCommandRequest, LanguageClientOptions, RevealOutputChannelOn } from 'vscode-languageclient';
 import { LanguageClient } from 'vscode-languageclient/node';
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import { ClientErrorHandler } from './clientErrorHandler';
 import { Commands, CommandTitle } from './commands';
 import { ClientStatus, ExtensionAPI, TraceEvent } from './extension.api';
 import * as fileEventHandler from './fileEventHandler';
-import { getSharedIndexCache, HEAP_DUMP_LOCATION, prepareExecutable } from './javaServerStarter';
+import { getSharedIndexCache, HEAP_DUMP_LOCATION, prepareExecutable, removeEquinoxFragmentOnDarwinX64 } from './javaServerStarter';
 import { initializeLogFile, logger } from './log';
 import { cleanupLombokCache } from "./lombokSupport";
 import { markdownPreviewProvider } from "./markdownPreviewProvider";
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import { JavaClassEditorProvider } from './javaClassEditor';
 import { StandardLanguageClient } from './standardLanguageClient';
 import { SyntaxLanguageClient } from './syntaxLanguageClient';
 import { convertToGlob, deleteClientLog, deleteDirectory, ensureExists, getBuildFilePatterns, getExclusionGlob, getInclusionPatternsFromNegatedExclusion, getJavaConfig, getJavaConfiguration, hasBuildToolConflicts, resolveActualCause } from './utils';
+import glob = require('glob');
 import { Telemetry } from './telemetry';
 import { getMessage } from './errorUtils';
 import { TelemetryService } from '@redhat-developer/vscode-redhat-telemetry/lib';
@@ -38,7 +40,6 @@ import { loadSupportedJreNames } from './jdkUtils';
 import { BuildFileSelector, PICKED_BUILD_FILES, cleanupProjectPickerCache } from './buildFilesSelector';
 import { pasteFile } from './pasteAction';
 import { ServerStatusKind } from './serverStatus';
-import glob = require('glob');
 
 const syntaxClient: SyntaxLanguageClient = new SyntaxLanguageClient();
 const standardClient: StandardLanguageClient = new StandardLanguageClient();
@@ -139,6 +140,17 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<ExtensionAPI>
 
 	cleanJavaWorkspaceStorage();
 
+	// https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/issues/3484
+	if (process.platform === 'darwin' && process.arch === 'x64') {
+		try {
+			if (semver.lt(os.release(), '20.0.0')) {
+				removeEquinoxFragmentOnDarwinX64(context);
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			// do nothing
+		}
+	}
+
 	return requirements.resolveRequirements(context).catch(error => {
 		// show error
 		window.showErrorMessage(error.message, error.label).then((selection) => {
diff --git a/src/javaServerStarter.ts b/src/javaServerStarter.ts
index c69d334e2..042792da2 100644
--- a/src/javaServerStarter.ts
+++ b/src/javaServerStarter.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as fse from 'fs-extra';
 import * as glob from 'glob';
 import * as net from 'net';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import { Executable, ExecutableOptions, StreamInfo, TransportKind } from 'vscode
 import { logger } from './log';
 import { addLombokParam, isLombokSupportEnabled } from './lombokSupport';
 import { RequirementsData } from './requirements';
-import { getJavaagentFlag, getJavaEncoding, getKey, isInWorkspaceFolder, IS_WORKSPACE_VMARGS_ALLOWED } from './settings';
+import { IS_WORKSPACE_VMARGS_ALLOWED, getJavaEncoding, getJavaagentFlag, getKey, isInWorkspaceFolder } from './settings';
 import { deleteDirectory, ensureExists, getJavaConfiguration, getTimestamp } from './utils';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
@@ -316,3 +317,13 @@ export function parseVMargs(params: any[], vmargsLine: string) {
 		}
 	});
 }
+
+export function removeEquinoxFragmentOnDarwinX64(context: ExtensionContext) {
+	// https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/issues/3484
+	const extensionPath = context.extensionPath;
+	const matches = new glob.GlobSync(`${extensionPath}/server/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.cocoa.macosx.x86_64*.jar`).found;
+	for (const fragment of matches) {
+		fse.removeSync(fragment);
+		logger.info(`Removing Equinox launcher fragment : ${fragment}`);
+	}
+}