diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/build-repository/build.xml b/build-repository/build.xml
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index 8929323..0000000
--- a/build-repository/build.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project name="build-repository" default="precommit">
-
-	<path id="unit.test.bundles">
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.repository"/>
-	</path>
-
-	<path id="bundles">
-		<path refid="unit.test.bundles" />
-	</path>
-
-	<property file="../build.properties"/>
-	<import file="../virgo-build/multi-bundle/default.xml"/>
-
-	<target name="precommit" depends="clean, clean-integration, test, findbugs"
-		description="Performs a CI server-like build, should be run prior to performing a Git push"/>
-
-</project>