How to Remove Bundled or System Plugins

Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.

Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

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Summary

This action is not recommended as it may cause instability in Confluence. In rare cases, although not advisable, some users need to remove the bundled plugin in Confluence.The guide below is an example to remove a bundled/system plugin.

Solution

Removing the Bundled Plugin

  1. Uninstall the bundled plugin from the Confluence Admin > Managed Add-ons under the System Plugins section

    You may need to update the plugin before uninstalling the plugin

    Backup atlassian-bundled-plugins folder in <confluence-install>/confluence/WEB-INF/. This folder contains all of the Confluence bundled plugins.

  2. Locate the JAR file of the bundled plugin and unjar the plugin-name-X.X.X.X.jar in the folder atlassian-bundled-plugins.

  3. Delete the JAR file from the folder atlassian-bundled-plugins.

  4. Restart your Confluence. Your changes would be reflected after this.

For Confluence below 5.0

Removing the Bundled Plugin

  1. Uninstall the bundled plugin from the Confluence Admin > Plugins under the System Plugins section

  2. Backup atlassian-bundled-plugins.zip file in <confluence-install>/confluence/WEB-INF/classes/com/atlassian/confluence/setup/. This zip file contains all of the Confluence bundled plugins.

  3. Unzip the atlassian-bundled-plugins.zip.

  4. Locate the JAR file of the bundled plugin and unjar the plugin-name-X.X.X.X.jar in the folder atlassian-bundled-plugins.

  5. Delete the JAR file from the folder atlassian-bundled-plugins.

  6. Zip the atlassian-bundled-plugins.zip file back.

  7. Restart your Confluence. Your changes would be reflected after this.

Updated on April 2, 2025
Platform
Data Center only
Product
Confluence Data Center
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