diff --git a/gradle_plugins/src/main/groovy/org/ros/gradle_plugins/RosJavaPlugin.groovy b/gradle_plugins/src/main/groovy/org/ros/gradle_plugins/RosJavaPlugin.groovy
index 4cdc6a69ff11848aa362af44a84a37c8db3dbde0..79d1e490f81e2a01c72a0057a255d0a570de3641 100644
--- a/gradle_plugins/src/main/groovy/org/ros/gradle_plugins/RosJavaPlugin.groovy
+++ b/gradle_plugins/src/main/groovy/org/ros/gradle_plugins/RosJavaPlugin.groovy
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ class RosJavaPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         if (!project.plugins.findPlugin('maven-publish')) {
             project.apply(plugin: 'maven-publish')
         }
-        if (!project.plugins.findPlugin('eclipse')) {
-            project.apply(plugin: 'eclipse')
-        }
         
         project.sourceCompatibility = 1.6
         project.targetCompatibility = 1.6