diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index e5be2544dc4..00000000000
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-moodledata
diff --git a/.project b/.project
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index 33944eff3d8..00000000000
--- a/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>moodle-MOODLE_17_STABLE</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>net.sourceforge.phpeclipse.parserbuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>net.sourceforge.phpeclipse.phpnature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>