diff --git a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/.gitignore b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a4edf690c..0000000000
--- a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.project
diff --git a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/build.gradle b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/build.gradle
index 65e2fc931f..3261835dbf 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/build.gradle
+++ b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-apply plugin: 'eclipse'
-eclipse {
-	project {
-		name = 'Eclipse GhidraDevFeature'
-		buildCommand 'org.eclipse.pde.FeatureBuilder'
-		natures 'org.eclipse.pde.FeatureNature'
+//This project requires the eclpse PDE plugin. To create eclipse files for this project, run 
+//	"gradle eclipse -PeclipsePDE" 
+if (hasProperty("eclipsePDE")) {
+	apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+	eclipse {
+		project {
+			name = 'Eclipse GhidraDevFeature'
+			buildCommand 'org.eclipse.pde.FeatureBuilder'
+			natures 'org.eclipse.pde.FeatureNature'
+		}
 	}
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/.gitignore b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a4edf690c..0000000000
--- a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.project
diff --git a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/certification.manifest b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/certification.manifest
index b47a4b6c2c..e277a1aba7 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/certification.manifest
+++ b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/certification.manifest
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 ##VERSION: 2.0
 ##MODULE IP: FAMFAMFAM Icons - CC 2.5
-GhidraDevFeature/.gitignore||GHIDRA||||END|
 GhidraDevFeature/build.gradle||GHIDRA||||END|
 GhidraDevFeature/build.properties||GHIDRA||||END|
 GhidraDevFeature/category.xml||GHIDRA||||END|
 GhidraDevFeature/feature.xml||GHIDRA||||END|
-GhidraDevPlugin/.gitignore||GHIDRA||||END|
 GhidraDevPlugin/.launch/GhidraDev.launch||GHIDRA||||END|
 GhidraDevPlugin/GhidraDev.target||GHIDRA||||END|
 GhidraDevPlugin/GhidraDev_README.html||GHIDRA||||END|