diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/functions/config/ParserModule.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/functions/config/ParserModule.java
index 42293b8667..8ba3efa584 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/functions/config/ParserModule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/functions/config/ParserModule.java
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ public class ParserModule extends AbstractModule {
       SAXParserFactory factory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
       factory.setNamespaceAware(false);
       factory.setValidating(false);
-      factory.setXIncludeAware(false);
       return factory;
    }