diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/.settings/.api_filters b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/.settings/.api_filters
deleted file mode 100644
index 5506da6485d..00000000000
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/.settings/.api_filters
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<component id="org.eclipse.cdt.core" version="2">
-    <resource path="utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/BinaryObjectAdapter.java" type="org.eclipse.cdt.utils.BinaryObjectAdapter">
-        <filter comment="NO_SYMBOLS array should be final" id="388100214">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.utils.BinaryObjectAdapter"/>
-                <message_argument value="NO_SYMBOLS"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter comment="NO_SYMBOLS array should be static" id="388108357">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.utils.BinaryObjectAdapter"/>
-                <message_argument value="NO_SYMBOLS"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-</component>
diff --git a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/.settings/.api_filters b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/.settings/.api_filters
deleted file mode 100644
index b1c14666cf1..00000000000
--- a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf/.settings/.api_filters
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<component id="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf" version="2">
-    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/debug/service/IExpressions.java" type="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.IExpressions$IExpressionDMAddress">
-        <filter id="403804204">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.IExpressions.IExpressionDMAddress"/>
-                <message_argument value="getMemorySpaceID()"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/debug/service/IMemorySpaces.java" type="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.IMemorySpaces">
-        <filter id="403804204">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.IMemorySpaces"/>
-                <message_argument value="getDefaultMemorySpace(IDMContext, DataRequestMonitor&lt;String&gt;)"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-</component>