diff --git a/spring-mvc-xml/.project~ b/spring-mvc-xml/.project~
deleted file mode 100644
index 90b8ccd78f..0000000000
--- a/spring-mvc-xml/.project~
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>spring-mvc</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ExternalToolBuilder</name>
-			<triggers>full,incremental,</triggers>
-			<arguments>
-				<dictionary>
-					<key>LaunchConfigHandle</key>
-					<value>&lt;project&gt;/.externalToolBuilders/org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.javascriptValidator.launch
-					</value>
-				</dictionary>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.builder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.wst.validation.validationbuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.zeroturnaround.eclipse.rebelXmlBuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.core.springbuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.core.springnature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jem.workbench.JavaEMFNature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore.ModuleCoreNature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.nature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.jsNature</nature>
-		<nature>org.zeroturnaround.eclipse.jrebelNature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>