diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 26b51507..a1b3317a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ coverage/
 package-lock.json
 # Eclipse Buildship files
 .project
+.settings
diff --git a/framework/.project b/framework/.project
deleted file mode 100644
index ed4a955a..00000000
--- a/framework/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-    <name>Cordova</name>
-    <comment></comment>
-    <projects>
-    </projects>
-    <buildSpec>
-        <buildCommand>
-            <name>com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.ResourceManagerBuilder</name>
-            <arguments>
-            </arguments>
-        </buildCommand>
-        <buildCommand>
-            <name>com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.PreCompilerBuilder</name>
-            <arguments>
-            </arguments>
-        </buildCommand>
-        <buildCommand>
-            <name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-            <arguments>
-            </arguments>
-        </buildCommand>
-        <buildCommand>
-            <name>com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.ApkBuilder</name>
-            <arguments>
-            </arguments>
-        </buildCommand>
-    </buildSpec>
-    <natures>
-        <nature>com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.AndroidNature</nature>
-        <nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-    </natures>
-</projectDescription>