diff --git a/org.springframework.config.java/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml b/org.springframework.config.java/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f134fda3be..0000000000
--- a/org.springframework.config.java/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<faceted-project>
-  <fixed facet="jst.java"/>
-  <fixed facet="jst.utility"/>
-  <installed facet="jst.java" version="5.0"/>
-  <installed facet="jst.utility" version="1.0"/>
-</faceted-project>