diff --git a/maxkey-core/.project b/maxkey-core/.project
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--- a/maxkey-core/.project
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>maxkey-core</name>
-	<comment>maxkey-core</comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectbuilder</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>net.sf.eclipsecs.core.CheckstyleBuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectnature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.nature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore.ModuleCoreNature</nature>
-		<nature>net.sf.eclipsecs.core.CheckstyleNature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>