diff --git a/toolchains/arduino/.project b/toolchains/arduino/.project
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a8fd8b7795..00000000000
--- a/toolchains/arduino/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>org.eclipse.cdt.arduino</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-	</natures>
-	<filteredResources>
-		<filter>
-			<id>1430580875530</id>
-			<name></name>
-			<type>10</type>
-			<matcher>
-				<id>org.eclipse.ui.ide.multiFilter</id>
-				<arguments>1.0-name-matches-false-false-org.eclipse.cdt.*</arguments>
-			</matcher>
-		</filter>
-	</filteredResources>
-</projectDescription>
diff --git a/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino-feature/.project b/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino-feature/.project
index 9a4f866601c..6e3a64802ea 100644
--- a/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino-feature/.project
+++ b/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino-feature/.project
@@ -10,14 +10,8 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.FeatureNature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.core/.project b/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.core/.project
index dd517dedd34..fb27c5ce294 100644
--- a/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.core/.project
+++ b/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.core/.project
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 	</natures>
diff --git a/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.ui/.project b/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.ui/.project
index 25563f6d13c..2687b71dfa0 100644
--- a/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.ui/.project
+++ b/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.ui/.project
@@ -25,14 +25,8 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 	</natures>