diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Example/BareBonesShared/BareBonesSharedModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Example/BareBonesShared/BareBonesSharedModule.cs
index dddea3e1d8..781fe952d2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Example/BareBonesShared/BareBonesSharedModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Example/BareBonesShared/BareBonesSharedModule.cs
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 
-[assembly: Addin("BareBonesSharedModule", "0.1")]
-[assembly: AddinDependency("OpenSim", "0.5")]
-
 namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Example.BareBonesShared
 {
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Resources/OptionalModules.addin.xml b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Resources/OptionalModules.addin.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index b97a1eca11..0000000000
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Resources/OptionalModules.addin.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<Addin id="OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules" version="0.2">
-    <Runtime>
-        <Import assembly="OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.dll"/>
-    </Runtime>
-
-    <Dependencies>
-        <Addin id="OpenSim" version="0.5" />
-    </Dependencies>
-
-    <Extension path = "/OpenSim/RegionModules">
-    </Extension>
-</Addin>