diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 04cfa2c1..00000000
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-encoding//src/main/java=UTF-8
-encoding//src/main/resources=UTF-8
-encoding//src/test/java=UTF-8
-encoding//src/test/resources=UTF-8
-encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
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index ad8a1d00..00000000
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=11
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=11
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enablePreviewFeatures=disabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportPreviewFeatures=ignore
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=11
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 14b697b7..00000000
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-activeProfiles=
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-resolveWorkspaceProjects=true
-version=1