diff --git a/framework/.classpath b/framework/.classpath
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index eb19361b..00000000
--- a/framework/.classpath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8/"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleclasspathcontainer"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin/default"/>
-</classpath>
diff --git a/framework/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/framework/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index b080d2dd..00000000
--- a/framework/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.6
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.6
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.6
diff --git a/framework/ant.properties b/framework/ant.properties
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index 243b6911..00000000
--- a/framework/ant.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#       Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-#       or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-#       distributed with this work for additional information
-#       regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-#       to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-#       "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-#       with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#       Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-#       software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-#       "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-#       KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-#       specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#       under the License.
-#
-# This file is used to override default values used by the Ant build system.
-#
-# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems, as it is
-# integral to the build system of your project.
-
-# This file is only used by the Ant script.
-
-# You can use this to override default values such as
-#  'source.dir' for the location of your java source folder and
-#  'out.dir' for the location of your output folder.
-
-# You can also use it define how the release builds are signed by declaring
-# the following properties:
-#  'key.store' for the location of your keystore and
-#  'key.alias' for the name of the key to use.
-# The password will be asked during the build when you use the 'release' target.
-
diff --git a/framework/build.xml b/framework/build.xml
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index 36298dd6..00000000
--- a/framework/build.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-       Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-       or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-       distributed with this work for additional information
-       regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-       to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-       "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-       with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-       Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-       software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-       "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-       KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-       specific language governing permissions and limitations
-       under the License.
--->
-<project name="Cordova" default="jar">
-
-    <!-- LOAD VERSION -->
-    <loadfile property="version" srcFile="../VERSION">
-        <filterchain>
-            <striplinebreaks/>
-        </filterchain>
-    </loadfile>
-
-    <!-- check that the version of ant is at least 1.8.0 -->
-    <antversion property="thisantversion" atleast="1.8.0" />
-    <fail message="The required minimum version of ant is 1.8.0, you have ${ant.version}"
-          unless="thisantversion" />
-
-    <!-- The local.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
-         tool. (For example "sdkdir/tools/android update project -p ." inside
-         of this directory where the AndroidManifest.xml file exists. This
-         properties file that gets built contains the path to the SDK. It
-         should *NOT* be checked into Version Control Systems since it holds
-         data about the local machine. -->
-    <available file="local.properties" property="exists.local.properties" />
-    <fail message="You need to create the file 'local.properties' by running 'android update project -p .' here."
-          unless="exists.local.properties" />
-    <loadproperties srcFile="local.properties" />
-
-    <!-- The ant.properties file can be created by you. It is only edited by the
-         'android' tool to add properties to it.
-         This is the place to change some Ant specific build properties.
-         Here are some properties you may want to change/update:
-
-         source.dir
-             The name of the source directory. Default is 'src'.
-         out.dir
-             The name of the output directory. Default is 'bin'.
-
-         For other overridable properties, look at the beginning of the rules
-         files in the SDK, at tools/ant/build.xml
-
-         Properties related to the SDK location or the project target should
-         be updated using the 'android' tool with the 'update' action.
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems.
-
-         -->
-    <property file="ant.properties" />
-
-    <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
-         tool, as well as ADT.
-
-         This contains project specific properties such as project target, and library
-         dependencies. Lower level build properties are stored in ant.properties
-         (or in .classpath for Eclipse projects).
-
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems. -->
-    <loadproperties srcFile="project.properties" />
-
-    <!-- quick check on sdk.dir -->
-    <fail
-            message="sdk.dir is missing. Make sure to generate local.properties using 'android update project'"
-            unless="sdk.dir"
-    />
-
-    <!-- version-tag: custom -->
-<!-- extension targets. Uncomment the ones where you want to do custom work
-     in between standard targets -->
-<!--
-    <target name="-pre-build">
-    </target>
-    <target name="-pre-compile">
-    </target>
-
-    /* This is typically used for code obfuscation.
-       Compiled code location: ${out.classes.absolute.dir}
-       If this is not done in place, override ${out.dex.input.absolute.dir} */
-    <target name="-post-compile">
-    </target>
--->
-    <target name="-pre-clean">
-        <!-- delete generated javadoc -->
-        <delete dir="javadoc-public" failonerror="false" />
-        <delete dir="javadoc-private" failonerror="false" />
-        <!-- delete generated jar -->
-        <delete file="cordova-${version}.jar" failonerror="false" />
-    </target>
-
-    <!-- Import the actual build file.
-
-         To customize existing targets, there are two options:
-         - Customize only one target:
-             - copy/paste the target into this file, *before* the
-               <import> task.
-             - customize it to your needs.
-         - Customize the whole content of build.xml
-             - copy/paste the content of the rules files (minus the top node)
-               into this file, replacing the <import> task.
-             - customize to your needs.
-
-         ***********************
-         ****** IMPORTANT ******
-         ***********************
-         In all cases you must update the value of version-tag below to read 'custom' instead of an integer,
-         in order to avoid having your file be overridden by tools such as "android update project"
-    -->
-    <import file="${sdk.dir}/tools/ant/build.xml" />
-
-    <!-- Build Cordova jar file that includes all native code, and Cordova JS file
-         that includes all JavaScript code.
-    -->
-    <target name="jar" depends="-compile">
-        <jar
-            basedir="bin/classes"
-            excludes="org/apache/cordova/R.class,org/apache/cordova/R$*.class"
-            jarfile="cordova-${version}.jar" />
-    </target>
-
-    <target name="javadoc">
-        <delete dir="javadoc-public" failonerror="false" />
-        <javadoc
-            access="public"
-            destdir="javadoc-public"
-            classpath="${sdk.dir}/platforms/${target}/android.jar">
-            <packageset dir="src">
-                <include name="org/apache/cordova/**" />
-            </packageset>
-        </javadoc>
-        <delete dir="javadoc-private" failonerror="false" />
-        <javadoc
-            access="private"
-            destdir="javadoc-private"
-            classpath="${sdk.dir}/platforms/${target}/android.jar">
-            <packageset dir="src">
-                <include name="org/apache/cordova/**" />
-            </packageset>
-        </javadoc>
-    </target>
-
-    <!-- tests for Java files -->
-    <property name="test.dir" location="test/org/apache/cordova" />
-
-    <path id="test.classpath">
-        <!-- requires both junit and cordova -->
-        <pathelement location="libs/junit-4.10.jar" />
-        <pathelement location="cordova-${version}.jar" />
-        <pathelement location="${test.dir}" />
-    </path>
-
-    <target name="compile-test">
-        <javac srcdir="${test.dir}" >
-            <classpath refid="test.classpath" />
-        </javac>
-    </target>
-
-    <target name="test" depends="jar, compile-test">
-        <junit showoutput="true">
-            <classpath refid="test.classpath" />
-            <formatter type="brief" usefile="false" />
-            <batchtest fork="yes">
-                <fileset dir="${test.dir}">
-                    <include name="*Test.java" />
-                    <include name="**/*Test.java" />
-                </fileset>
-            </batchtest>
-        </junit>
-    </target>
-
-    <target name="cordova_debug" depends="debug">
-    </target>
-
-    <target name="cordova_release" depends="release">
-    </target>
-
-</project>