diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Column.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Column.java
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--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Column.java
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-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
- */
-package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;
-
-import org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping.JdbcMapping;
-
-/**
- * @author Steve Ebersole
- */
-public interface Column {
-	String getColumnExpression();
-
-	Table getTable();
-
-	JdbcMapping getJdbcMapping();
-}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Formula.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Formula.java
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--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Formula.java
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-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
- */
-package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;
-
-import org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping.JdbcMapping;
-
-/**
- * A read-only expression (e.g. `x + 1`) to which a ModelPart is mapped
- *
- * @author Steve Ebersole
- */
-public class Formula implements Column {
-	private final Table table;
-	private final String expression;
-	private final JdbcMapping jdbcMapping;
-
-	public Formula(Table table, String expression, JdbcMapping jdbcMapping) {
-		this.table = table;
-		this.expression = expression;
-		this.jdbcMapping = jdbcMapping;
-	}
-
-	public String getExpression() {
-		return expression;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String getColumnExpression() {
-		return getExpression();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Table getTable() {
-		return table;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public JdbcMapping getJdbcMapping() {
-		return jdbcMapping;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Identifier.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Identifier.java
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--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Identifier.java
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-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
- */
-package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;
-
-import java.util.Locale;
-
-import org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect;
-import org.hibernate.internal.util.StringHelper;
-
-import static org.hibernate.internal.util.StringHelper.safeInterning;
-
-/**
- * Models an identifier (name), which may or may not be quoted.
- *
- * @author Steve Ebersole
- */
-public class Identifier implements Comparable<Identifier> {
-	private final String text;
-	private final boolean isQuoted;
-
-	/**
-	 * Means to generate an {@link Identifier} instance from its simple text form.
-	 * <p>
-	 * If passed text is {@code null}, {@code null} is returned.
-	 * <p>
-	 * If passed text is surrounded in quote markers, the generated Identifier
-	 * is considered quoted.  Quote markers include back-ticks (`), and
-	 * double-quotes (").
-	 *
-	 * @param text The text form
-	 *
-	 * @return The identifier form, or {@code null} if text was {@code null}
-	 */
-	public static Identifier toIdentifier(String text) {
-		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty( text ) ) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		final String trimmedText = text.trim();
-		if ( isQuoted( trimmedText ) ) {
-			final String bareName = trimmedText.substring( 1, trimmedText.length() - 1 );
-			return new Identifier( bareName, true );
-		}
-		else {
-			return new Identifier( trimmedText, false );
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Means to generate an {@link Identifier} instance from its simple text form.
-	 * <p>
-	 * If passed text is {@code null}, {@code null} is returned.
-	 * <p>
-	 * If passed text is surrounded in quote markers, the generated Identifier
-	 * is considered quoted.  Quote markers include back-ticks (`), and
-	 * double-quotes (").
-	 *
-	 * @param text The text form
-	 * @param quote Whether to quote unquoted text forms
-	 *
-	 * @return The identifier form, or {@code null} if text was {@code null}
-	 */
-	public static Identifier toIdentifier(String text, boolean quote) {
-		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty( text ) ) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		final String trimmedText = text.trim();
-		if ( isQuoted( trimmedText ) ) {
-			final String bareName = trimmedText.substring( 1, trimmedText.length() - 1 );
-			return new Identifier( bareName, true );
-		}
-		else {
-			return new Identifier( trimmedText, quote );
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Is the given identifier text considered quoted.  The following patterns are
-	 * recognized as quoted:<ul>
-	 *     <li>{@code `name`}</li>
-	 *     <li>{@code [name]}</li>
-	 *     <li>{@code "name"}</li>
-	 * </ul>
-	 * <p>
-	 * That final form using double-quote (") is the JPA-defined quoting pattern.  Although
-	 * it is the standard, it makes for ugly declarations.
-	 */
-	public static boolean isQuoted(String name) {
-		return ( name.startsWith( "`" ) && name.endsWith( "`" ) )
-				|| ( name.startsWith( "[" ) && name.endsWith( "]" ) )
-				|| ( name.startsWith( "\"" ) && name.endsWith( "\"" ) );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Constructs an identifier instance.
-	 *
-	 * @param text The identifier text.
-	 * @param quoted Is this a quoted identifier?
-	 */
-	public Identifier(String text, boolean quoted) {
-		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty( text ) ) {
-			throw new IllegalIdentifierException( "Identifier text cannot be null" );
-		}
-		if ( isQuoted( text ) ) {
-			throw new IllegalIdentifierException( "Identifier text should not contain quote markers (` or \")" );
-		}
-		this.text = text;
-		this.isQuoted = quoted;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get the identifiers name (text)
-	 *
-	 * @return The name
-	 */
-	public String getText() {
-		return text;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Is this a quoted identifier>
-	 *
-	 * @return True if this is a quote identifier; false otherwise.
-	 */
-	public boolean isQuoted() {
-		return isQuoted;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * If this is a quoted identifier, then return the identifier name
-	 * enclosed in dialect-specific open- and end-quotes; otherwise,
-	 * simply return the unquoted identifier.
-	 *
-	 * @param dialect The dialect whose dialect-specific quoting should be used.
-	 *
-	 * @return if quoted, identifier name enclosed in dialect-specific open- and
-	 * end-quotes; otherwise, the unquoted identifier.
-	 */
-	public String render(Dialect dialect) {
-		return safeInterning(
-				isQuoted
-						? dialect.openQuote()  + getText() + dialect.closeQuote()
-						: getText()
-		);
-	}
-
-	public String render() {
-		return safeInterning( isQuoted ? '`' + getText() + '`' : getText() );
-	}
-
-	public String getCanonicalName() {
-		return isQuoted ? text : text.toLowerCase( Locale.ENGLISH );
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		return render();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean equals(Object o) {
-		if ( !(o instanceof Identifier) ) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		final Identifier that = (Identifier) o;
-		return getCanonicalName().equals( that.getCanonicalName() );
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public int hashCode() {
-		return isQuoted ? text.hashCode() : text.toLowerCase( Locale.ENGLISH ).hashCode();
-	}
-
-	public static boolean areEqual(Identifier id1, Identifier id2) {
-		if ( id1 == null ) {
-			return id2 == null;
-		}
-		else {
-			return id1.equals( id2 );
-		}
-	}
-
-	public static Identifier quote(Identifier identifier) {
-		return identifier.isQuoted()
-				? identifier
-				: Identifier.toIdentifier( identifier.getText(), true );
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public int compareTo(Identifier o) {
-		return getCanonicalName().compareTo( o.getCanonicalName() );
-	}
-}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/IllegalIdentifierException.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/IllegalIdentifierException.java
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--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/IllegalIdentifierException.java
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-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
- */
-package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;
-
-import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
-
-/**
- * Indicates an attempted use of a name that was deemed illegal
- *
- * @author Steve Ebersole
- */
-public class IllegalIdentifierException extends HibernateException {
-	public IllegalIdentifierException(String s) {
-		super( s );
-	}
-}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/InlineView.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/InlineView.java
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--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/InlineView.java
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@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
- */
-package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;
-
-/**
- * Support for Hibernate's {@link org.hibernate.annotations.Subselect} feature
- *
- * @author Steve Ebersole
- */
-public class InlineView implements Table {
-	private final String query;
-
-	public InlineView(String query) {
-		this.query = query;
-	}
-
-	public String getQuery() {
-		return query;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String getTableExpression() {
-		return getQuery();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/PhysicalColumn.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/PhysicalColumn.java
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--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/PhysicalColumn.java
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@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
- */
-package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;
-
-import org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping.JdbcMapping;
-
-/**
- * A column physically defined in the database table or inline-view
- *
- * @author Steve Ebersole
- */
-public class PhysicalColumn implements Column {
-	private final Table table;
-	private final Identifier columnName;
-	private final JdbcMapping jdbcMapping;
-
-	public PhysicalColumn(Table table, Identifier columnName, JdbcMapping jdbcMapping) {
-		this.table = table;
-		this.columnName = columnName;
-		this.jdbcMapping = jdbcMapping;
-	}
-
-	public Identifier getColumnName() {
-		return columnName;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String getColumnExpression() {
-		return getColumnName().render();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Table getTable() {
-		return table;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public JdbcMapping getJdbcMapping() {
-		return jdbcMapping;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/PhysicalTable.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/PhysicalTable.java
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--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/PhysicalTable.java
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@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
- */
-package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;
-
-/**
- * A table (or view, etc) that is physically defined on the database.
- *
- * @author Steve Ebersole
- */
-public class PhysicalTable implements Table {
-	private final Identifier catalogName;
-	private final Identifier schemaName;
-	private final Identifier tableName;
-
-	public PhysicalTable(
-			Identifier catalogName,
-			Identifier schemaName,
-			Identifier tableName) {
-		this.catalogName = catalogName;
-		this.schemaName = schemaName;
-		this.tableName = tableName;
-	}
-
-	public Identifier getCatalogName() {
-		return catalogName;
-	}
-
-	public Identifier getSchemaName() {
-		return schemaName;
-	}
-
-	public Identifier getTableName() {
-		return tableName;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String getTableExpression() {
-		return getTableName().render();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/RuntimeRelationModelHelper.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/RuntimeRelationModelHelper.java
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--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/RuntimeRelationModelHelper.java
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@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
- */
-package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;
-
-/**
- * @author Steve Ebersole
- */
-public class RuntimeRelationModelHelper {
-	public static final String DEFAULT_COLUMN_WRITE_EXPRESSION = "?";
-
-	private RuntimeRelationModelHelper() {
-		// disallow direct instantiation
-	}
-}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Table.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Table.java
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--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Table.java
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
- */
-package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;
-
-/**
- * @author Steve Ebersole
- */
-public interface Table {
-	String getTableExpression();
-}