diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/framework/Intermittent.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/framework/Intermittent.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d4f2bc6244..00000000000
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/framework/Intermittent.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2016 Alena Laskavaia and others.
- *
- * This program and the accompanying materials
- * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
- * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
- * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
- *
- * Contributors:
- * Alena Laskavaia - initial API and implementation
- *******************************************************************************/
-package org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework;
-
-import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
-import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
-import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-@Target({ METHOD, TYPE })
-@Retention(RUNTIME)
-public @interface Intermittent {
- int repetition() default 5;
-}
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/framework/IntermittentRule.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/framework/IntermittentRule.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c31e21f84e1..00000000000
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/framework/IntermittentRule.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2016 Alena Laskavaia and others.
- *
- * This program and the accompanying materials
- * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
- * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
- * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
- *
- * Contributors:
- * Alena Laskavaia - initial API and implementation
- *******************************************************************************/
-package org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework;
-
-import org.junit.rules.MethodRule;
-import org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod;
-import org.junit.runners.model.Statement;
-
-/**
- * This is the rule to add to tests that rarely fail randomly and you want to keep them but cannot figure out they fail.
- * It is safe to use it in any class, it will only apply to tests which have @Intermittent annotation
-
- import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.Intermittent
- import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.IntermittentRule
-
- class SomeTest {
- public @Rule IntermittentRule rule = new IntermittentRule();
-
- @Test
- @Intermittent(repetition = 3)
- public void someTest (){...}
- }
-
-
- You can also ally this to the whole class
-
- import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.Intermittent
- import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.IntermittentRule
-
- @Intermittent(repetition = 3)
- class SomeTest {
- public @Rule IntermittentRule rule = new IntermittentRule();
- ...
- }
-
-
- */
-public class IntermittentRule implements MethodRule {
- public static class RunIntermittent extends Statement {
- private final FrameworkMethod method;
- private final Statement statement;
-
- public RunIntermittent(FrameworkMethod method, Statement statement) {
- this.method = method;
- this.statement = statement;
- }
-
- @Override
- public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
- int repetition = 1;
- Intermittent methodAnnot = method.getAnnotation(Intermittent.class);
- if (methodAnnot != null) {
- repetition = methodAnnot.repetition();
- } else {
- Intermittent classAnnot = method.getDeclaringClass().getAnnotation(Intermittent.class);
- if (classAnnot != null) {
- repetition = classAnnot.repetition();
- }
- }
- if (repetition > 1) {
- for (int i = 0; i < repetition; i++) {
- try {
- statement.evaluate();
- break; // did not fail yay, we are done
- } catch (Throwable e) {
- if (i < repetition - 1)
- continue; // try again
- throw e;
- }
- }
- } else
- statement.evaluate();
- }
- }
-
- @Override
- public Statement apply(Statement base, final FrameworkMethod method, final Object target) {
- return new RunIntermittent(method, base);
- }
-}
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/LaunchConfigurationAndRestartTest.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/LaunchConfigurationAndRestartTest.java
index 5708336828e..e56f0905008 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/LaunchConfigurationAndRestartTest.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/LaunchConfigurationAndRestartTest.java
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.output.MIInfo;
import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfServicesTracker;
import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfSession;
import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.BaseParametrizedTestCase;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.Intermittent;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.IntermittentRule;
import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.ServiceEventWaitor;
import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.SyncUtil;
import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.launching.TestsPlugin;
@@ -65,15 +63,12 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchManager;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IProcess;
import org.junit.Ignore;
-import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
-@Intermittent(repetition = 3)
public class LaunchConfigurationAndRestartTest extends BaseParametrizedTestCase {
- public @Rule IntermittentRule intermittentRule = new IntermittentRule();
protected static final String EXEC_NAME = "LaunchConfigurationAndRestartTestApp.exe";
protected static final String SOURCE_NAME = "LaunchConfigurationAndRestartTestApp.cc";
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/nonstop/GDBMultiNonStopRunControlTest.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/nonstop/GDBMultiNonStopRunControlTest.java
index 8d2f7fab4d5..e5190fea1ce 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/nonstop/GDBMultiNonStopRunControlTest.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/nonstop/GDBMultiNonStopRunControlTest.java
@@ -34,15 +34,12 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.events.MIStoppedEvent;
import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfServicesTracker;
import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfSession;
import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.BaseParametrizedTestCase;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.Intermittent;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.IntermittentRule;
import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.ServiceEventWaitor;
import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.SyncUtil;
import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.launching.TestsPlugin;
import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.tests.ITestConstants;
import org.junit.Assume;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
@@ -51,9 +48,7 @@ import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
* Tests IMultiRunControl class for Non-stop multi-threaded application.
*/
@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
-@Intermittent
public class GDBMultiNonStopRunControlTest extends BaseParametrizedTestCase {
- public @Rule IntermittentRule irule = new IntermittentRule();
private DsfServicesTracker fServicesTracker;