diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 2e4314f..a3f00e6 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.jvm) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.kapt) apply false
-    alias(libs.plugins.specificlanguages.mps) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.node.gradle) apply false
     // we use the java plugin so that we can use the implementation in the
     // subprojects block to declare modelix platform dependencies for all
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index a8d63a6..5ef5c12 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # MPS
 mpsBase = "2021.2.6"
 mpsExtensions = "2021.2.2569.a5e1b8d"
-specificlanguagesMps = "1.5.0"
 mpsGradlePlugin = "1.7.288.4ea765f"
 
 # modelix
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ logback-classic = { group = "ch.qos.logback", name = "logback-classic", version.
 
 [plugins]
 # MPS/modelix
-specificlanguages-mps = {id = "com.specificlanguages.mps", version.ref = "specificlanguagesMps"}
 itemis-mps-gradle-common = { id = "de.itemis.mps.gradle.common", version.ref = "mpsBase" }
 modelix-model-api-gen = { id = "org.modelix.model-api-gen", version.ref = "modelixCore" }