diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e680f51bf..7dd975bfe 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -104,14 +104,6 @@ task sourceJar(type: Jar) {
     classifier = 'sources'
 }
 
-task apiZip(type: Zip) {
-    from(sourceSets.main.java)
-    {
-        include "biomesoplenty/api/*"
-    }
-    classifier = 'api'
-}
-
 task deobfJar(type: Jar) {
     from sourceSets.main.output
     classifier = 'deobf'
@@ -120,7 +112,6 @@ task deobfJar(type: Jar) {
 artifacts {
     archives sourceJar
     archives deobfJar
-    archives apiZip
 }
 
 uploadArchives {
diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/placeholder b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/placeholder
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000