diff --git a/json/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/json/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index a8b75abdd55e..bbbdfb880837 100644
--- a/json/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/json/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<idea-plugin xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+<idea-plugin>
   <!-- No package, there are two top level packages available :( -->
   <name>JSON</name>
   <!-- The plugin id is intentionally kept equal to its main module id
@@ -13,7 +13,73 @@
     <a href="https://json-schema.org/overview/what-is-jsonschema">JSON Schema</a> languages
   ]]></description>
 
-  <xi:include href="intellij.json.split.xml" xpointer="xpointer(/idea-plugin/*)"/>
+  <!-- Copied from the json.split plugin descriptor, unable to run from sources otherwise -->
+  <extensionPoints>
+    <extensionPoint qualifiedName="com.intellij.json.jsonLiteralChecker"
+                    interface="com.intellij.json.codeinsight.JsonLiteralChecker"
+                    dynamic="true"/>
+  </extensionPoints>
+
+  <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
+    <!-- Language support -->
+    <inspection.basicVisitor class="com.intellij.json.psi.JsonElementVisitor"/>
+
+    <fileType name="JSON" extensions="har;json;jsonc"
+              implementationClass="com.intellij.json.JsonFileType" fieldName="INSTANCE"
+              language="JSON"/>
+    <fileType name="JSON5" extensions="json5"
+              implementationClass="com.intellij.json.json5.Json5FileType" fieldName="INSTANCE"
+              language="JSON5"/>
+    <fileType name="JSON-lines" extensions="jsonl;jsonlines;ldjson;ndjson"
+              implementationClass="com.intellij.json.jsonLines.JsonLinesFileType" fieldName="INSTANCE"
+              language="JSON Lines"/>
+
+    <lang.parserDefinition language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.JsonParserDefinition"/>
+    <lang.parserDefinition language="JSON5" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.json5.Json5ParserDefinition"/>
+    <lang.parserDefinition language="JSON Lines" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.jsonLines.JsonLinesParserDefinition"/>
+
+    <!-- Highlighting -->
+    <colorSettingsPage implementation="com.intellij.json.highlighting.JsonColorsPage"/>
+    <lang.syntaxHighlighterFactory language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.highlighting.JsonSyntaxHighlighterFactory"/>
+    <lang.syntaxHighlighterFactory language="JSON5"
+                                   implementationClass="com.intellij.json.json5.highlighting.Json5SyntaxHighlightingFactory"/>
+    <json.jsonLiteralChecker implementation="com.intellij.json.codeinsight.StandardJsonLiteralChecker"/>
+    <json.jsonLiteralChecker implementation="com.intellij.json.json5.codeinsight.Json5JsonLiteralChecker"/>
+    <annotator language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.codeinsight.JsonLiteralAnnotator"/>
+    <lang.elementManipulator forClass="com.intellij.json.psi.JsonStringLiteral"
+                             implementationClass="com.intellij.json.psi.JsonStringLiteralManipulator"/>
+    <lang.foldingBuilder language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.editor.folding.JsonFoldingBuilder"/>
+
+    <!-- Typing -->
+    <applicationService serviceImplementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonEditorOptions"/>
+    <editorSmartKeysConfigurable instance="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonSmartKeysConfigurable" id="editor.preferences.jsonOptions"/>
+
+    <statementUpDownMover implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.lineMover.JsonLineMover" id="JSON" order="before line"/>
+    <extendWordSelectionHandler implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.selection.JsonStringLiteralSelectionHandler"/>
+    <lang.braceMatcher language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.JsonBraceMatcher"/>
+    <lang.commenter language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonCommenter"/>
+    <copyPastePostProcessor implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonCopyPastePostProcessor"/>
+    <copyPastePreProcessor implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonCopyPasteProcessor"/>
+
+    <typedHandler implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonTypedHandler" id="JsonTypedHandler"/>
+    <enterHandlerDelegate implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonEnterHandler" id="JsonEnterHandler"/>
+    <lang.smartEnterProcessor language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.editor.smartEnter.JsonSmartEnterProcessor"/>
+    <enterBetweenBracesDelegate language="JSON"
+                                implementationClass="com.intellij.codeInsight.editorActions.enter.EnterBetweenBracesAndBracketsDelegate"/>
+    <quoteHandler fileType="JSON" className="com.intellij.json.JsonQuoteHandler"/>
+    <quoteHandler fileType="JSON5" className="com.intellij.json.JsonQuoteHandler"/>
+
+    <!-- Code style and formatting -->
+    <codeStyleSettingsProvider implementation="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonCodeStyleSettingsProvider"/>
+    <langCodeStyleSettingsProvider implementation="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonLanguageCodeStyleSettingsProvider"/>
+    <lang.formatter language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonFormattingBuilderModel"/>
+    <preFormatProcessor implementation="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonTrailingCommaRemover"/>
+    <lang.lineWrapStrategy language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonLineWrapPositionStrategy"/>
+
+    <!-- Various editor features -->
+    <focusModeProvider language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonFocusModeProvider"/>
+  </extensions>
+  <!-- The end of copied section -->
 
   <actions resource-bundle="messages.JsonBundle">
     <action id="JsonCopyPointer" class="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonCopyPointerAction">
diff --git a/json/split/resources/intellij.json.split.xml b/json/split/resources/intellij.json.split.xml
index dafe5a55a968..1be347901873 100644
--- a/json/split/resources/intellij.json.split.xml
+++ b/json/split/resources/intellij.json.split.xml
@@ -1,65 +1 @@
-<idea-plugin>
-  <extensionPoints>
-    <extensionPoint qualifiedName="com.intellij.json.jsonLiteralChecker"
-                    interface="com.intellij.json.codeinsight.JsonLiteralChecker"
-                    dynamic="true"/>
-  </extensionPoints>
-
-  <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
-    <!-- Language support -->
-    <inspection.basicVisitor class="com.intellij.json.psi.JsonElementVisitor"/>
-
-    <fileType name="JSON" extensions="har;json;jsonc"
-              implementationClass="com.intellij.json.JsonFileType" fieldName="INSTANCE"
-              language="JSON"/>
-    <fileType name="JSON5" extensions="json5"
-              implementationClass="com.intellij.json.json5.Json5FileType" fieldName="INSTANCE"
-              language="JSON5"/>
-    <fileType name="JSON-lines" extensions="jsonl;jsonlines;ldjson;ndjson"
-              implementationClass="com.intellij.json.jsonLines.JsonLinesFileType" fieldName="INSTANCE"
-              language="JSON Lines"/>
-
-    <lang.parserDefinition language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.JsonParserDefinition"/>
-    <lang.parserDefinition language="JSON5" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.json5.Json5ParserDefinition"/>
-    <lang.parserDefinition language="JSON Lines" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.jsonLines.JsonLinesParserDefinition"/>
-
-    <!-- Highlighting -->
-    <colorSettingsPage implementation="com.intellij.json.highlighting.JsonColorsPage"/>
-    <lang.syntaxHighlighterFactory language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.highlighting.JsonSyntaxHighlighterFactory"/>
-    <lang.syntaxHighlighterFactory language="JSON5" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.json5.highlighting.Json5SyntaxHighlightingFactory"/>
-    <json.jsonLiteralChecker implementation="com.intellij.json.codeinsight.StandardJsonLiteralChecker"/>
-    <json.jsonLiteralChecker implementation="com.intellij.json.json5.codeinsight.Json5JsonLiteralChecker"/>
-    <annotator language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.codeinsight.JsonLiteralAnnotator"/>
-    <lang.elementManipulator forClass="com.intellij.json.psi.JsonStringLiteral"
-                             implementationClass="com.intellij.json.psi.JsonStringLiteralManipulator"/>
-    <lang.foldingBuilder language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.editor.folding.JsonFoldingBuilder"/>
-
-    <!-- Typing -->
-    <applicationService serviceImplementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonEditorOptions"/>
-    <editorSmartKeysConfigurable instance="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonSmartKeysConfigurable" id="editor.preferences.jsonOptions"/>
-
-    <statementUpDownMover implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.lineMover.JsonLineMover" id="JSON" order="before line"/>
-    <extendWordSelectionHandler implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.selection.JsonStringLiteralSelectionHandler"/>
-    <lang.braceMatcher language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.JsonBraceMatcher"/>
-    <lang.commenter language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonCommenter"/>
-    <copyPastePostProcessor implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonCopyPastePostProcessor"/>
-    <copyPastePreProcessor implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonCopyPasteProcessor"/>
-
-    <typedHandler implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonTypedHandler" id="JsonTypedHandler"/>
-    <enterHandlerDelegate implementation="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonEnterHandler" id="JsonEnterHandler"/>
-    <lang.smartEnterProcessor language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.editor.smartEnter.JsonSmartEnterProcessor"/>
-    <enterBetweenBracesDelegate language="JSON"  implementationClass="com.intellij.codeInsight.editorActions.enter.EnterBetweenBracesAndBracketsDelegate"/>
-    <quoteHandler fileType="JSON" className="com.intellij.json.JsonQuoteHandler"/>
-    <quoteHandler fileType="JSON5" className="com.intellij.json.JsonQuoteHandler"/>
-
-    <!-- Code style and formatting -->
-    <codeStyleSettingsProvider implementation="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonCodeStyleSettingsProvider"/>
-    <langCodeStyleSettingsProvider implementation="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonLanguageCodeStyleSettingsProvider"/>
-    <lang.formatter language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonFormattingBuilderModel"/>
-    <preFormatProcessor implementation="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonTrailingCommaRemover"/>
-    <lang.lineWrapStrategy language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.formatter.JsonLineWrapPositionStrategy"/>
-
-    <!-- Various editor features -->
-    <focusModeProvider language="JSON" implementationClass="com.intellij.json.editor.JsonFocusModeProvider"/>
-  </extensions>
-</idea-plugin>
\ No newline at end of file
+<idea-plugin package="com.intellij.json.split"/>
\ No newline at end of file