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 0f40ba973e2..00000000000
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/.settings/.api_filters
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<component id="org.eclipse.cdt.core" version="2">
-    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/build/ICBuildConfiguration.java" type="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.ICBuildConfiguration">
-        <filter id="403767336">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.ICBuildConfiguration"/>
-                <message_argument value="TOOLCHAIN_TYPE"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="404000815">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.ICBuildConfiguration"/>
-                <message_argument value="getLaunchMode()"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="404000815">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.ICBuildConfiguration"/>
-                <message_argument value="getProperty(String)"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="404000815">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.ICBuildConfiguration"/>
-                <message_argument value="removeProperty(String)"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="404000815">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.ICBuildConfiguration"/>
-                <message_argument value="setProperty(String, String)"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/build/ICBuildConfigurationProvider.java" type="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.ICBuildConfigurationProvider">
-        <filter id="404000815">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.ICBuildConfigurationProvider"/>
-                <message_argument value="getSupportedToolchains(Collection&lt;IToolChain&gt;)"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/build/IToolChain.java" type="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.IToolChain">
-        <filter comment="It is unlikely toolchains would have added a method with this name." id="404000815">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.IToolChain"/>
-                <message_argument value="getBuildConfigNameFragment()"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/build/IToolChainProvider.java" type="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.IToolChainProvider">
-        <filter comment="This interface is still pretty new. Assuming low risk." id="404000815">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.IToolChainProvider"/>
-                <message_argument value="addToolChain(IToolChain)"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="404000815">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.IToolChainProvider"/>
-                <message_argument value="getToolChain(String)"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter comment="Newish interface. Assuming low risk." id="404000815">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.IToolChainProvider"/>
-                <message_argument value="removeToolChain(IToolChain)"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-    <resource path="utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/elf/Elf.java" type="org.eclipse.cdt.utils.elf.Elf$Section">
-        <filter comment="Unlikely API incompatibility" id="336658481">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.utils.elf.Elf.Section"/>
-                <message_argument value="SHF_COMPRESSED"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-</component>
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/.settings/.api_filters b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/.settings/.api_filters
deleted file mode 100644
index 736a9f302cf..00000000000
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/.settings/.api_filters
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<component id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui" version="2">
-    <resource path="META-INF/MANIFEST.MF" type="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.actions.DeleteResConfigsAction">
-        <filter comment="DeleteResConfigsAction has been deprecated since CDT 8.0" id="305324134">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.actions.DeleteResConfigsAction"/>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.ui_6.6.100"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-    <resource path="META-INF/MANIFEST.MF" type="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.actions.ExcludeFromBuildAction">
-        <filter comment="ExcludeFromBuildAction has been deprecated since CDT 8.0" id="305324134">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.actions.ExcludeFromBuildAction"/>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.cdt.ui_6.6.100"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-</component>