diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/StructuredTextEditor.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/StructuredTextEditor.java
index 1010e61..921420b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/StructuredTextEditor.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/StructuredTextEditor.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.ListenerList;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.jobs.Job;
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditor;
 import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditorActionConstants;
 import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditorActionDefinitionIds;
-import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditorDropTargetListener;
 import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.IUpdate;
 import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.IWorkbenchActionDefinitionIds;
 import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.SourceViewerDecorationSupport;
@@ -2615,31 +2613,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Copied from AbstractTextEditor
-	 * 
-	 * Initializes the drag and drop support for the given viewer based on
-	 * provided editor adapter for drop target listeners.
-	 *
-	 * @param viewer the viewer
-	 * @since 3.0
-	 */
-	protected void initializeDragAndDrop(ISourceViewer viewer) {
-		ITextEditorDropTargetListener listener= (ITextEditorDropTargetListener) getAdapter(ITextEditorDropTargetListener.class);
-
-		if (listener == null) {
-			Object object= Platform.getAdapterManager().loadAdapter(this, "org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditorDropTargetListener"); //$NON-NLS-1$
-			if (object instanceof ITextEditorDropTargetListener)
-				listener= (ITextEditorDropTargetListener)object;
-		}
-
-		if (listener != null) {
-			DropTarget dropTarget= new DropTarget(viewer.getTextWidget(), DND.DROP_COPY | DND.DROP_MOVE);
-			dropTarget.setTransfer(listener.getTransfers());
-			dropTarget.addDropListener(listener);
-		}
-	}
-
 	protected void initializeDrop(ITextViewer textViewer) {
 		int operations = DND.DROP_COPY | DND.DROP_MOVE;
 		fDropTarget = new DropTarget(textViewer.getTextWidget(), operations);