diff --git a/spring-boot-gradle/src/main/java/org/baeldung/AlternateEntryPoint.java b/spring-boot-gradle/src/main/java/org/baeldung/AlternateEntryPoint.java
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index 2cdd43f609..0000000000
--- a/spring-boot-gradle/src/main/java/org/baeldung/AlternateEntryPoint.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package org.baeldung;
-
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
-
-@SpringBootApplication
-public class AlternateEntryPoint {
-
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-        System.out.println("Alternate main class triggered");
-    }
-}