diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/arduino-ide-backend-module.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/arduino-ide-backend-module.ts
index 09294f96b..3c968ae23 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/arduino-ide-backend-module.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/arduino-ide-backend-module.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ import { IsTempSketch } from './is-temp-sketch';
 import { rebindNsfwFileSystemWatcher } from './theia/filesystem/nsfw-watcher/nsfw-bindings';
 import { MessagingContribution } from './theia/core/messaging-contribution';
 import { MessagingService } from '@theia/core/lib/node/messaging/messaging-service';
+import { HostedPluginReader } from './theia/plugin-ext/plugin-reader';
+import { HostedPluginReader as TheiaHostedPluginReader } from '@theia/plugin-ext/lib/hosted/node/plugin-reader';
 
 export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
   bind(BackendApplication).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
@@ -384,6 +386,12 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
   rebind(MessagingService.Identifier)
     .to(MessagingContribution)
     .inSingletonScope();
+
+  // Removed undesired contributions from VS Code extensions
+  // Such as the RTOS view from the `cortex-debug` extension
+  // https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/pull/1706#pullrequestreview-1195595080
+  bind(HostedPluginReader).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
+  rebind(TheiaHostedPluginReader).toService(HostedPluginReader);
 });
 
 function bindChildLogger(bind: interfaces.Bind, name: string): void {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/theia/plugin-ext/plugin-reader.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/theia/plugin-ext/plugin-reader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d68f34c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/theia/plugin-ext/plugin-reader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
+import type {
+  PluginContribution,
+  PluginPackage,
+} from '@theia/plugin-ext/lib/common/plugin-protocol';
+import { HostedPluginReader as TheiaHostedPluginReader } from '@theia/plugin-ext/lib/hosted/node/plugin-reader';
+
+@injectable()
+export class HostedPluginReader extends TheiaHostedPluginReader {
+  override readContribution(
+    plugin: PluginPackage
+  ): PluginContribution | undefined {
+    const scanner = this.scanner.getScanner(plugin);
+    const contributions = scanner.getContribution(plugin);
+    return this.filterContribution(plugin.name, contributions);
+  }
+  private filterContribution(
+    pluginName: string,
+    contributions: PluginContribution | undefined
+  ): PluginContribution | undefined {
+    if (!contributions) {
+      return contributions;
+    }
+    const filter = pluginFilters.get(pluginName);
+    return filter ? filter(contributions) : contributions;
+  }
+}
+
+type PluginContributionFilter = (
+  contribution: PluginContribution
+) => PluginContribution | undefined;
+const cortexDebugFilter: PluginContributionFilter = (
+  contribution: PluginContribution
+) => {
+  if (contribution.viewsContainers) {
+    for (const location of Object.keys(contribution.viewsContainers)) {
+      const viewContainers = contribution.viewsContainers[location];
+      for (let i = 0; i < viewContainers.length; i++) {
+        const viewContainer = viewContainers[i];
+        if (
+          viewContainer.id === 'cortex-debug' &&
+          viewContainer.title === 'RTOS'
+        ) {
+          viewContainers.splice(i, 1);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (contribution.views) {
+    for (const location of Object.keys(contribution.views)) {
+      if (location === 'cortex-debug') {
+        const views = contribution.views[location];
+        for (let i = 0; i < views.length; i++) {
+          const view = views[i];
+          if (view.id === 'cortex-debug.rtos') {
+            views.splice(i, 1);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (contribution.menus) {
+    for (const location of Object.keys(contribution.menus)) {
+      if (location === 'commandPalette') {
+        const menus = contribution.menus[location];
+        for (let i = 0; i < menus.length; i++) {
+          const menu = menus[i];
+          if (menu.command === 'cortex-debug.rtos.toggleRTOSPanel') {
+            menu.when = 'false';
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return contribution;
+};
+
+const pluginFilters = new Map<string, PluginContributionFilter>([
+  ['cortex-debug', cortexDebugFilter],
+]);