diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
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index 7b14e4774..000000000
--- a/.classpath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" path="test/java"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
-		<accessrules>
-			<accessrule kind="accessible" pattern="javafx/**"/>
-		</accessrules>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.JUNIT_CONTAINER/4"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
-</classpath>
diff --git a/.project b/.project
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index 76d17717a..000000000
--- a/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>AddressBook-Level3</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a2153707..000000000
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8