diff --git a/gradle/aspectj.gradle b/gradle/aspectj.gradle
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-apply plugin: 'java'
-
-configurations {
-    ajtools
-    aspectpath
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    ajtools "org.aspectj:aspectjtools:$aspectjVersion"
-    compile "org.aspectj:aspectjrt:$aspectjVersion"
-}
-
-task compileJava(overwrite: true, description: 'Compiles AspectJ Source', type: Ajc) {
-    dependsOn processResources
-    sourceSet = sourceSets.main
-    inputs.files(sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs)
-    outputs.dir(sourceSet.classesDir)
-    aspectPath = configurations.aspectpath
-}
-
-task compileTestJava(overwrite: true, description: 'Compiles AspectJ Test Source', type: Ajc) {
-    dependsOn processTestResources, compileJava, jar
-    sourceSet = sourceSets.test
-    inputs.files(sourceSets.test.java.srcDirs)
-    outputs.dir(sourceSet.classesDir)
-    aspectPath = files(configurations.aspectpath, jar.archivePath)
-}
-
-class Ajc extends DefaultTask {
-    SourceSet sourceSet
-    FileCollection aspectPath
-
-    Ajc() {
-        logging.captureStandardOutput(LogLevel.INFO)
-    }
-
-    @TaskAction
-    def compile() {
-        println "Running ajc ..."
-        ant.taskdef(resource: "org/aspectj/tools/ant/taskdefs/aspectjTaskdefs.properties", classpath: project.configurations.ajtools.asPath)
-        ant.iajc(classpath: sourceSet.compileClasspath.asPath, fork: 'true', destDir: sourceSet.classesDir.absolutePath,
-                source: project.convention.plugins.java.sourceCompatibility,
-                target: project.convention.plugins.java.targetCompatibility,
-                aspectPath: aspectPath.asPath, sourceRootCopyFilter: '**/*.java', showWeaveInfo: 'true') {
-            sourceroots {
-                sourceSet.java.srcDirs.each {
-                    pathelement(location: it.absolutePath)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-if(hasProperty('eclipseProject')) {
-    eclipseProject.whenConfigured { project ->
-      project.natures.add(0, 'org.eclipse.ajdt.ui.ajnature')
-      project.buildCommands = [new org.gradle.plugins.eclipse.model.BuildCommand('org.eclipse.ajdt.core.ajbuilder',[:])]
-    }
-}
-
-if(hasProperty('eclipseClasspath')) {
-    eclipseClasspath.withXml { xml ->
-        def ssa = xml.asNode().'classpathentry'.find { it.@path == '/spring-security-aspects' }
-        ssa?.appendNode('attributes')?.appendNode('attribute',[name:'org.eclipse.ajdt.aspectpath',value:'org.eclipse.ajdt.aspectpath'])
-    }
-}
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