diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/preferences/IndexerPreferencePage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/preferences/IndexerPreferencePage.java
index 0a59ac86289..5558408a098 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/preferences/IndexerPreferencePage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/preferences/IndexerPreferencePage.java
@@ -27,30 +27,25 @@ import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPreferencePage;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.dialogs.CacheSizeBlock;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.dialogs.ICOptionContainer;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.dialogs.IndexerBlock;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.dialogs.IndexerStrategyBlock;
 
 public class IndexerPreferencePage extends PreferencePage implements
 		IWorkbenchPreferencePage, ICOptionContainer {
 
 	private IndexerBlock fOptionBlock;
 	private CacheSizeBlock fCacheBlock;
-	private IndexerStrategyBlock fStrategyBlock;
 	
 	public IndexerPreferencePage(){
 		fOptionBlock = new IndexerBlock();
-		fStrategyBlock= new IndexerStrategyBlock(this);
 		fCacheBlock= new CacheSizeBlock(this);
 	}
 	
 	protected Control createContents(Composite parent) {
-		GridLayout gl;
 		Composite composite = new Composite(parent, SWT.NONE);
-		composite.setLayout(gl= new GridLayout());
-		composite.setLayoutData(new GridData());
-		gl.verticalSpacing= 0;
+		composite.setLayout(new GridLayout());
+		GridData gd= new GridData();
+		composite.setLayoutData(gd);
 	
 		fOptionBlock.createControl(composite);
-		fStrategyBlock.createControl(composite);
 		fCacheBlock.createControl(composite);
 		
 		return composite;
@@ -64,10 +59,6 @@ public class IndexerPreferencePage extends PreferencePage implements
 			setErrorMessage(fOptionBlock.getErrorMessage());
 			setValid(false);
 		}
-		else if (!fStrategyBlock.isValid()) {
-			setErrorMessage(fStrategyBlock.getErrorMessage());
-			setValid(false);
-		}
 		else if (!fCacheBlock.isValid()) {
 			setErrorMessage(fCacheBlock.getErrorMessage());
 			setValid(false);
@@ -89,7 +80,6 @@ public class IndexerPreferencePage extends PreferencePage implements
 	public boolean performOk() {
 		try {
 			fOptionBlock.performApply(new NullProgressMonitor());
-			fStrategyBlock.performApply(new NullProgressMonitor());
 			fCacheBlock.performApply(new NullProgressMonitor());
 		} catch (CoreException e) {}
 		return true;
@@ -97,8 +87,6 @@ public class IndexerPreferencePage extends PreferencePage implements
 	
 	public void performDefaults() {
 		fOptionBlock.performDefaults();
-		fStrategyBlock.performDefaults();
 		fCacheBlock.performDefaults();
-		updateContainer();
 	}
 }