diff --git a/api/all/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-api/resource-config.json b/api/all/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-api/resource-config.json
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index a8c57fbdb83..00000000000
--- a/api/all/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-api/resource-config.json
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "resources": {
-    "includes": [
-      {
-        "pattern":"\\Qio/opentelemetry/api/version.properties\\E"
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  "bundles": []
-}