diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/build-kernel/build.xml b/build-kernel/build.xml
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index aa1dcf9..0000000
--- a/build-kernel/build.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project name="build-kernel" xmlns:ivy="antlib:org.apache.ivy.ant">
-
-	<property file="${basedir}/../build.properties"/>
-	<property file="${basedir}/../build.versions"/>
-	<import file="${basedir}/../virgo-build/multi-bundle/default.xml"/>
-    
-	<path id="unit.test.bundles">
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.equinox.extensions"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.artifact"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.services"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.osgi"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.deployer"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.userregionfactory"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.userregion"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.agent.dm"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.kerneldmfragment"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.management.fragment"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.management.console"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.dmfragment"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.deployer.dm"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.model"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.shell.command"/>
-		<!--pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.osgicommand"/-->
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.stubs"/>
-	</path>
-
-	<path id="bundles">
-		<path refid="unit.test.bundles" />
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.test"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.deployer.testbundle"/>
-		<pathelement location="../org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.deployer.test"/>
-	</path>
-
-
-	<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>