diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CMakeBuildConfiguration.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CMakeBuildConfiguration.java
index 02c5b7a0bbb..c07e6ab86f4 100644
--- a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CMakeBuildConfiguration.java
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CMakeBuildConfiguration.java
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.ICMakeToolChainManager;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.ParsingConsoleOutputStream;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.internal.CommandDescriptorBuilder.CommandDescriptor;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.internal.properties.CMakePropertiesBean;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties.CMakeGenerator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties.ICMakeProperties;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties.ICMakePropertiesController;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core.properties.IOsOverrides;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CommandLauncherManager;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.ConsoleOutputStream;
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ public class CMakeBuildConfiguration extends CBuildConfiguration {
 
 	private ICMakeToolChainFile toolChainFile;
 
-	// lazily instantiated..
-	private CMakePropertiesController pc;
-
 	private Map<IResource, IScannerInfo> infoPerResource;
 	/**
 	 * whether one of the CMakeLists.txt files in the project has been modified and saved by the
@@ -158,7 +155,7 @@ public IProject[] build(int kind, Map<String, String> args, IConsole console, IP
 				runCMake = true;
 			}
 
-			ICMakeProperties cmakeProperties = getPropertiesController().load();
+			ICMakeProperties cmakeProperties = new CMakePropertiesBean();
 			runCMake |= !Files.exists(buildDir.resolve("CMakeCache.txt")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 			final SimpleOsOverridesSelector overridesSelector = new SimpleOsOverridesSelector();
@@ -292,7 +289,7 @@ public void clean(IConsole console, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreExcepti
 
 			project.deleteMarkers(ICModelMarker.C_MODEL_PROBLEM_MARKER, false, IResource.DEPTH_INFINITE);
 
-			ICMakeProperties cmakeProperties = getPropertiesController().load();
+			ICMakeProperties cmakeProperties = new CMakePropertiesBean();
 			CommandDescriptorBuilder cmdBuilder = new CommandDescriptorBuilder(cmakeProperties,
 					new SimpleOsOverridesSelector());
 			CommandDescriptor command = cmdBuilder.makeCMakeBuildCommandline(getCleanCommand());
@@ -375,27 +372,10 @@ public FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(Path dir, IOException exc) throws IOEx
 		}
 	}
 
-	/** Lazily creates the CMakePropertiesController for the project.
-	 */
-	private CMakePropertiesController getPropertiesController() {
-		if (pc == null) {
-			final Path filePath = Path.of(getProject().getFile(".settings/CDT-cmake.yaml").getLocationURI()); //$NON-NLS-1$
-			pc = new CMakePropertiesController(filePath, () -> {
-				deleteCMakeCache = true;
-				// TODO delete cache file here for the case a user restarts the workbench
-				// prior to running a new build
-			});
-		}
-		return pc;
-	}
-
 	// interface IAdaptable
 	@Override
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public <T> T getAdapter(Class<T> adapter) {
-		if (ICMakePropertiesController.class.equals(adapter)) {
-			return (T) pc;
-		}
 		return super.getAdapter(adapter);
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CMakePropertiesController.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CMakePropertiesController.java
index 27560eec006..d24c87e3f16 100644
--- a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CMakePropertiesController.java
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CMakePropertiesController.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
  * us to delete file CMakeCache.txt to avoid complaints by cmake.
  * @author Martin Weber
  */
+@Deprecated
 class CMakePropertiesController implements ICMakePropertiesController {
 
 	private final Path storageFile;
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CommandDescriptorBuilder.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CommandDescriptorBuilder.java
index 715ce1b8743..459f420623a 100644
--- a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CommandDescriptorBuilder.java
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/internal/CommandDescriptorBuilder.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ CommandDescriptor makeCMakeCommandline(Path toolChainFile) throws CoreException
 				args.add(file);
 			}
 		}
-		CommandDescriptorBuilder.appendCMakeArguments(args, cmakeProperties.getExtraArguments());
 
 		/* at last, add our requirements that override extra args specified by the user... */
 		{
diff --git a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakePropertiesController.java b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakePropertiesController.java
index 09a6e717fee..9607e9ab01a 100644
--- a/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakePropertiesController.java
+++ b/cmake/org.eclipse.cdt.cmake.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/cmake/core/properties/ICMakePropertiesController.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * @author Martin Weber
  * @since 1.4
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface ICMakePropertiesController {
 
 	/** Creates a new {@code ICMakeProperties} object, initialized from the persistence store.