diff --git a/gradle/ide.gradle b/gradle/ide.gradle
index 1dddd7d63c..d5215f2875 100644
--- a/gradle/ide.gradle
+++ b/gradle/ide.gradle
@@ -69,38 +69,20 @@ eclipse.classpath.file.whenMerged {
 	}
 }
 
-// Allow projects to be used as WTP modules
-eclipse.project.natures 'org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.nature'
-
 // Include project specific settings
 task eclipseSettings(type: Copy) {
 	from rootProject.files(
-		'src/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs',
-		'src/eclipse/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml')
+		'src/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs',
+		'src/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs')
 	into project.file('.settings/')
 	outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
 }
 
-task eclipseJdtSettings(type: Copy) {
-	from rootProject.file('src/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs')
-	into project.file('.settings/')
-	outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
-}
-
-task eclipseWstComponentSettings(type: Copy) {
-	from rootProject.files('src/eclipse/org.eclipse.wst.common.component')
-	into project.file('.settings/')
-	expand(deployname: project.name)
-	outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
-}
-
 task cleanEclipseSettings(type: Delete) {
 	delete project.file('.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs')
 	delete project.file('.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs')
-	delete project.file('.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component')
-	delete project.file('.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml')
 }
 
-tasks['eclipse'].dependsOn(eclipseSettings, eclipseJdtSettings, eclipseWstComponentSettings)
-tasks['eclipseJdt'].dependsOn(eclipseJdtSettings)
+tasks['eclipse'].dependsOn(eclipseSettings)
+tasks['eclipseJdt'].dependsOn(eclipseSettings)
 tasks['cleanEclipse'].dependsOn(cleanEclipseSettings)
diff --git a/src/eclipse/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/src/eclipse/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
deleted file mode 100644
index ce05d97c85..0000000000
--- a/src/eclipse/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project-modules id="moduleCoreId" project-version="1.5.0">
-    <wb-module deploy-name="${deployname}">
-        <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
-        <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/resources"/>
-    </wb-module>
-</project-modules>
diff --git a/src/eclipse/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml b/src/eclipse/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 78e8ebb782..0000000000
--- a/src/eclipse/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.utility"/>
-  <fixed facet="java"/>
-  <installed facet="jst.utility" version="1.0"/>
-  <installed facet="java" version="1.8"/>
-</faceted-project>