diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.project b/.project
deleted file mode 100644
index e1a6845..0000000
--- a/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>ecj</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.linuxtools.rpm.rpmlint.rpmlintBuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.linuxtools.rpm.core.rpmnature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.linuxtools.rpm.rpmlint.rpmlintNature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
deleted file mode 100644
index e193fdb..0000000
--- a/dead.package
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ecj package is retired on c9s for CS-753