ASSERT: make sure that you have malformed connection urls in your .settings file: <workspace>/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/org.jboss.tools.openshift.express.ui.prefs org.jboss.tools.openshift.express.CONNECTION_NAMES=adietish1%40redhat.com@https\: //openshift.redhat.com|adietish2%40redhat.com@https\://openshift.redhat.com (the urls are malformed by the fact that the scheme shows up with the host, not in front of the url: <user>@http://<host>. The correct format would be http://<user>@<host>) EXEC: in OpenShift Explorer : select those (one per turn) and pick Remove from View from the context menu Result: Nothing happens Expected: Connections are removed