diff --git a/spring-jpa/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml b/spring-jpa/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 24342c1b93..0000000000
--- a/spring-jpa/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<faceted-project>
-  <fixed facet="wst.jsdt.web"/>
-  <installed facet="java" version="1.8"/>
-  <installed facet="jst.web" version="3.0"/>
-  <installed facet="wst.jsdt.web" version="1.0"/>
-  <installed facet="jpt.jpa" version="2.1"/>
-</faceted-project>
diff --git a/spring-jpa/.springBeans b/spring-jpa/.springBeans
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index ff32b84d3b..0000000000
--- a/spring-jpa/.springBeans
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<beansProjectDescription>
-	<version>1</version>
-	<pluginVersion><![CDATA[3.7.3.201602250914-RELEASE]]></pluginVersion>
-	<configSuffixes>
-		<configSuffix><![CDATA[xml]]></configSuffix>
-	</configSuffixes>
-	<enableImports><![CDATA[false]]></enableImports>
-	<configs>
-	</configs>
-	<autoconfigs>
-	</autoconfigs>
-	<configSets>
-	</configSets>
-</beansProjectDescription>