diff --git a/common/.project b/common/.project
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index e0805112600921234bf373a190aeee01ae9004b5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/common/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>common</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>com.atlassw.tools.eclipse.checkstyle.CheckstyleBuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.springsource.ide.eclipse.gradle.core.nature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-		<nature>com.atlassw.tools.eclipse.checkstyle.CheckstyleNature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>