diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.compat/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.compat/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bb2352..0000000
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.compat/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
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-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PREF_STRICTLY_COMPATIBLE_JRE_NOT_AVAILABLE=ignore
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.emf.editor3x/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.emf.editor3x/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bb2352..0000000
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.emf.editor3x/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PREF_STRICTLY_COMPATIBLE_JRE_NOT_AVAILABLE=ignore
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.emf.ui/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.emf.ui/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bb2352..0000000
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.emf.ui/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PREF_STRICTLY_COMPATIBLE_JRE_NOT_AVAILABLE=ignore
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.jdt.templates/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.jdt.templates/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
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index 3bb2352..0000000
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.jdt.templates/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PREF_STRICTLY_COMPATIBLE_JRE_NOT_AVAILABLE=ignore
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.services/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.services/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bb2352..0000000
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools.services/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PREF_STRICTLY_COMPATIBLE_JRE_NOT_AVAILABLE=ignore
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bb2352..0000000
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.tools/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PREF_STRICTLY_COMPATIBLE_JRE_NOT_AVAILABLE=ignore
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.e4.tools.test/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs b/tests/org.eclipse.e4.tools.test/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
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index 3bb2352..0000000
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.e4.tools.test/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PREF_STRICTLY_COMPATIBLE_JRE_NOT_AVAILABLE=ignore