diff --git a/apps/showcase/pom.xml b/apps/showcase/pom.xml
index 0bf8906ed..e2593ecd7 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/showcase/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/apps/showcase/</developerConnection>
        <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/struts/struts2/trunk/apps/showcase/</url>
     </scm>
-    
+
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         </profile>
     </profiles>
     <dependencies>
-        
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-struts1-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -55,16 +55,10 @@
             <artifactId>struts2-sitemesh-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${pom.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
-            <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>${pom.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
-            <artifactId>struts2-continuations-plugin</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${pom.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -79,14 +73,14 @@
             <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${pom.version}</version>
         </dependency>
- 
+
         <dependency>
            <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
            <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
            <version>2.4</version>
            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <!-- Velocity -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>velocity</groupId>
@@ -137,9 +131,9 @@
          <version>1.1.1</version>
      </dependency>
 
- 
+
     </dependencies>
-    
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/Guess.java b/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/Guess.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c5b6e48a9..000000000
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/Guess.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * $Id$
- *
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.struts2.showcase;
-
-import java.util.Random;
-
-import com.opensymphony.xwork2.Action;
-import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionSupport;
-import com.opensymphony.xwork2.Preparable;
-import com.uwyn.rife.continuations.ContinuableObject;
-
-// START SNIPPET: example
-public class Guess extends ActionSupport implements Preparable, ContinuableObject {
-    int guess;
-
-    public void prepare() throws Exception {
-        // We clear the error message state before the action.
-        // That is because with continuations, the original (or cloned) action is being
-        //  executed, which will still have the old errors and potentially cause problems,
-        //  such as with the workflow interceptor
-        clearErrorsAndMessages();
-    }
-
-    public String execute() throws Exception {
-        int answer = new Random().nextInt(100) + 1;
-        int tries = 5;
-
-        while (answer != guess && tries > 0) {
-            pause(Action.SUCCESS);
-
-            if (guess > answer) {
-                addFieldError("guess", "Too high!");
-            } else if (guess < answer) {
-                addFieldError("guess", "Too low!");
-            }
-
-            tries--;
-        }
-
-        if (answer == guess) {
-            addActionMessage("You got it!");
-        } else {
-            addActionMessage("You ran out of tries, the answer was " + answer);
-        }
-
-        return Action.SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    public void setGuess(int guess) {
-        this.guess = guess;
-    }
-}
-// END SNIPPET: example
diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/struts-continuations.xml b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/struts-continuations.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index dc806e3f8..000000000
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/struts-continuations.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE struts PUBLIC
-    "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Struts Configuration 2.0//EN"
-    "http://struts.apache.org/dtds/struts-2.0.dtd">
-<struts>
-    <package name="continuations" extends="struts-default" namespace="/continuations">
-        <action name="guess" class="org.apache.struts2.showcase.Guess">
-            <result type="freemarker">guess.ftl</result>
-        </action>
-    </package>
-</struts>
diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/struts.xml b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/struts.xml
index b2db05c12..62bcea395 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/struts.xml
+++ b/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/struts.xml
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@
 <struts>
 
     <include file="struts-chat.xml" />
-    
+
     <include file="struts-hangman.xml" />
-    
-    <include file="struts-continuations.xml"/>
 
     <include file="struts-tags.xml"/>
-    
+
     <include file="struts-validation.xml" />
-    
+
     <include file="struts-actionchaining.xml" />
 
     <include file="struts-ajax.xml" />
@@ -26,19 +24,19 @@
     <include file="struts-person.xml" />
 
     <include file="struts-wait.xml" />
-	
+
     <include file="struts-jsf.xml" />
 
     <include file="struts-token.xml" />
-    
+
     <include file="struts-model-driven.xml" />
-    
+
     <include file="struts-integration.xml" />
-    
+
     <include file="struts-filedownload.xml" />
-    
+
     <include file="struts-conversion.xml" />
-    
+
     <include file="struts-freemarker.xml" />
 
     <include file="struts-tiles.xml" />
@@ -48,17 +46,17 @@
     <package name="default" extends="struts-default">
         <interceptors>
             <interceptor-stack name="crudStack">
-            	<interceptor-ref name="checkbox" />
+              <interceptor-ref name="checkbox" />
                 <interceptor-ref name="params" />
-				<interceptor-ref name="static-params" />
+        <interceptor-ref name="static-params" />
                 <interceptor-ref name="defaultStack" />
             </interceptor-stack>
         </interceptors>
-		
+
         <action name="showcase">
             <result>showcase.jsp</result>
         </action>
-        
+
         <action name="viewSource" class="org.apache.struts2.showcase.source.ViewSourceAction">
             <result>viewSource.jsp</result>
         </action>
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@
             <interceptor-ref name="basicStack"/>
         </action>
         <action name="edit-*" class="org.apache.struts2.showcase.action.EmployeeAction">
-			<param name="empId">{1}</param>
+      <param name="empId">{1}</param>
             <result>/empmanager/editEmployee.jsp</result>
             <interceptor-ref name="crudStack"><param name="validation.excludeMethods">execute</param></interceptor-ref>
         </action>
diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/continuations/guess.ftl b/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/continuations/guess.ftl
deleted file mode 100644
index 453b0b9a5..000000000
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/continuations/guess.ftl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<!-- START SNIPPET: example -->
-<html>
-<head>
-    <title></title>
-</head>
-
-<body>
-<#list actionMessages as msg>
-    ${msg}
-</#list>
-
-<@s.form action="guess" method="post">
-    <@s.textfield label="Guess" name="guess"/>
-    <@s.submit value="Guess"/>
-</@s.form>
-</body>
-</html>
-<!-- END SNIPPET: example -->
diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/showcase.jsp b/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/showcase.jsp
index cb029ab37..52dc0d084 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/showcase.jsp
+++ b/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/showcase.jsp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<%-- 
+<%--
     showcase.jsp
-    
+
     @version $Date$ $Id$
 --%>
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <p>
     <%-- THIS LIST IS MAINTAINED IN WEB-INF/decorators/main.jsp TO CREATE THE MENU BAR -- EDIT THERE AND COPY HERE --%>
     <ul>
-        <li><a href="<s:url value="/showcase.jsp"/>">Home</a></li>        
+        <li><a href="<s:url value="/showcase.jsp"/>">Home</a></li>
         <li><a href="<s:url value="/ajax/index.jsp" />">Ajax Theme for Struts Tags</a></li>
         <li><a href="<s:url value="/chat/index.jsp"/>">Ajax Chat</a>
         <li><a href="<s:url action="actionChain1!input" namespace="/actionchaining"  includeParams="none" />">Action Chaining</a></li>
@@ -53,14 +53,6 @@
         <li class="last"><a href="<s:url value="/help.jsp"/>">Help</a></li>
      </ul>
 
-    <h2>Sandbox</h2>
-    <p>
-        These examples are under development and may not be fully operational.
-    </p>
-    <ul>
-        <li><a href="<s:url action="guess" namespace="/continuations" />">Continuations</a></li>
-    </ul>
-
 </p>
 
 </body>
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index 6f9f031b6..7569e25af 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
-/* 
+/*
  * Copyright 2005-2006 The Apache Software Foundation.
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -193,43 +193,43 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-pell-multipart-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${version}</version>
-        </dependency> 
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-plexus-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${version}</version>
-        </dependency> 
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${version}</version>
-        </dependency> 
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-sitegraph-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${version}</version>
-        </dependency> 
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-sitemesh-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${version}</version>
-        </dependency> 
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-struts1-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${version}</version>
-        </dependency> 
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${version}</version>
-        </dependency> 
+        </dependency>
 
 
         <!-- Include optional dependencies -->
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
             <version>1.2.8</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        
+
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>myfaces</groupId>
@@ -432,13 +432,6 @@
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-         <groupId>org.rifers</groupId>
-         <artifactId>rife-continuations</artifactId>
-         <version>0.0.2</version>
-         <scope>provided</scope>
-     </dependency>
- 
         <!-- Exclude transitive dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>