diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index ca9360b..c24b00f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 1.7.300.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 1.7.400.qualifier
 Bundle-ClassPath: .
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests.TestActivator
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
  org.eclipse.equinox.p2.garbagecollector;bundle-version="1.0.100",
  org.sat4j.core;bundle-version="2.2.0",
  org.sat4j.pb;bundle-version="2.2.0",
- org.eclipse.equinox.ds;bundle-version="1.2.0",
  org.eclipse.ecf;bundle-version="3.1.0",
  org.eclipse.ecf.filetransfer;bundle-version="4.0.0",
  org.eclipse.ecf.identity;bundle-version="3.1.0",
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests/pom.xml b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests/pom.xml
index 223b3fc..1b3fe6e 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.eclipse.equinox</groupId>
 	<artifactId>org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests</artifactId>
-	<version>1.7.300-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.7.400-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>eclipse-test-plugin</packaging>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<argLine>-Xmx512m -Dorg.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.tests.platform.archive=${project.build.directory}/../../org.eclipse.equinox.p2.tests.reconciler.product/target/products/${dropinsProduct} -Dorg.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.tests.35.platform.archive=${platform.archive.name} -Dorg.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository -Dorg.eclipse.equinox.p2.transport.ecf.retry=5</argLine>
 					<appArgLine>-consoleLog -debug</appArgLine>
-					<bundleStartLevel>
-						<bundle>
-							<id>org.eclipse.equinox.ds</id>
-							<level>1</level>
-							<autoStart>true</autoStart>
-						</bundle>
-					</bundleStartLevel>
 					<explodedBundles>
 						<explodedBundle>org.apache.ant</explodedBundle>
 					</explodedBundles>