diff --git a/docs/eu.numberfour.n4js.spec/build.properties b/docs/eu.numberfour.n4js.spec/build.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f22cdd44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/eu.numberfour.n4js.spec/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bin.includes = META-INF/
diff --git a/testhelpers/eu.numberfour.n4js.tests.helper/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/testhelpers/eu.numberfour.n4js.tests.helper/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index b65dc0946..cb11bab92 100644
--- a/testhelpers/eu.numberfour.n4js.tests.helper/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/testhelpers/eu.numberfour.n4js.tests.helper/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Require-Bundle: eu.numberfour.n4js,
  org.eclipse.xtext.junit4,
  org.eclipse.emf.codegen.ecore,
  eu.numberfour.n4js.n4mf.model,
- org.xpect,
  org.xpect.xtext.lib,
  it.xsemantics.runtime,
  eu.numberfour.n4js.ts.model,
diff --git a/tests/eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/tests/eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 649c07188..3e3469a65 100644
--- a/tests/eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/tests/eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ Bundle-Version: 0.0.1.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: NumberFour AG
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Fragment-Host: eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es
-Require-Bundle: org.xpect;bundle-version="0.1.0",
- org.xpect.xtext.lib;bundle-version="0.1.0",
+Require-Bundle: org.xpect.xtext.lib;bundle-version="0.1.0",
  org.eclipse.core.runtime,
  org.eclipse.xtext.junit4,
  org.eclipse.emf.codegen.ecore,
diff --git a/tests/eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es5.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/tests/eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es5.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 67b756523..5456c70bc 100644
--- a/tests/eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es5.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/tests/eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es5.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ Bundle-SymbolicName: eu.numberfour.n4js.transpiler.es5.tests
 Bundle-Version: 0.0.1.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: NumberFour AG
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
-Require-Bundle: org.xpect;bundle-version="0.1.0",
- org.xpect.xtext.lib;bundle-version="0.1.0",
+Require-Bundle: org.xpect.xtext.lib;bundle-version="0.1.0",
  org.eclipse.core.runtime,
  org.eclipse.xtext.junit4,
  org.eclipse.emf.codegen.ecore,