diff --git a/languages/java/example/bin/main/.classpath b/languages/java/example/bin/main/.classpath
deleted file mode 100644
index 18f7d2381..000000000
--- a/languages/java/example/bin/main/.classpath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="bin/main" path="">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="gradle_scope" value="main"/>
-			<attribute name="gradle_used_by_scope" value="main,test"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-19/"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleclasspathcontainer"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin/default"/>
-</classpath>
diff --git a/languages/java/example/bin/main/.project b/languages/java/example/bin/main/.project
deleted file mode 100644
index 050f3113a..000000000
--- a/languages/java/example/bin/main/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>example</name>
-	<comment>Project example created by Buildship.</comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectbuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectnature</nature>
-	</natures>
-	<filteredResources>
-		<filter>
-			<id>1729179122477</id>
-			<name></name>
-			<type>30</type>
-			<matcher>
-				<id>org.eclipse.core.resources.regexFilterMatcher</id>
-				<arguments>node_modules|\.git|__CREATED_BY_JAVA_LANGUAGE_SERVER__</arguments>
-			</matcher>
-		</filter>
-	</filteredResources>
-</projectDescription>
diff --git a/languages/java/example/bin/main/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs b/languages/java/example/bin/main/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs
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index b1886adb4..000000000
--- a/languages/java/example/bin/main/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-connection.project.dir=..
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
diff --git a/languages/java/example/bin/main/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/languages/java/example/bin/main/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
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index 55e9d5ff0..000000000
--- a/languages/java/example/bin/main/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=19
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=19
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=19
diff --git a/languages/java/example/bin/main/build.gradle b/languages/java/example/bin/main/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 73025e50d..000000000
--- a/languages/java/example/bin/main/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-    id 'application'
-}
-
-repositories {
-    mavenLocal()
-    mavenCentral()
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    implementation rootProject
-}
-
-application {
-    mainClass = 'Example'
-}
-
-sourceSets {
-    main {
-        java.srcDirs += '.'
-    }
-}
-