diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4a8204e3..449637d0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ task dist {
         delete "${root}/mode/core.jar"
         delete "${root}/mode/pde.jar"
         delete "${root}/mode/JavaMode.jar"
-        delete "${root}/mode/jdi.jar"
-        delete "${root}/mode/jdimodel.jar"
+        // delete "${root}/mode/jdi.jar"
+        // delete "${root}/mode/jdimodel.jar"
 
         Files.copy(file("mode/processing-core.zip").toPath(),
                    file("${root}/processing-core.zip").toPath(), REPLACE_EXISTING)