diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine/.settings/.api_filters b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine/.settings/.api_filters
deleted file mode 100644
index cd22b134bf..0000000000
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine/.settings/.api_filters
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<component id="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine" version="2">
-    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/engine/PhaseSetFactory.java" type="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine.PhaseSetFactory">
-        <filter id="388100214">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine.PhaseSetFactory"/>
-                <message_argument value="PHASE_CHECK_TRUST"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="388100214">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine.PhaseSetFactory"/>
-                <message_argument value="PHASE_COLLECT"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="388100214">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine.PhaseSetFactory"/>
-                <message_argument value="PHASE_CONFIGURE"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="388100214">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine.PhaseSetFactory"/>
-                <message_argument value="PHASE_INSTALL"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="388100214">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine.PhaseSetFactory"/>
-                <message_argument value="PHASE_PROPERTY"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="388100214">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine.PhaseSetFactory"/>
-                <message_argument value="PHASE_UNCONFIGURE"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter id="388100214">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine.PhaseSetFactory"/>
-                <message_argument value="PHASE_UNINSTALL"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-</component>
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/.settings/.api_filters b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/.settings/.api_filters
index dff2851189..d8f48e5c23 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/.settings/.api_filters
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/.settings/.api_filters
@@ -1,26 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <component id="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata" version="2">
-    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IInstallableUnit.java" type="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.IInstallableUnit">
-        <filter comment="The getFilter has  existed forever but was marked as @noref" id="1211105284">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="getFilter()"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-        <filter comment="The isSingleton method has existed forever but was marked @noref" id="1211105284">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="isSingleton()"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
-    <resource path="src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IRequirement.java" type="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.IRequirement">
-        <filter comment="The getFilter method has existed forever but was marked @noreference." id="1209008130">
-            <message_arguments>
-                <message_argument value="2.0"/>
-                <message_argument value="2.9"/>
-                <message_argument value="getFilter()"/>
-            </message_arguments>
-        </filter>
-    </resource>
     <resource path="src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/query/CompoundQueryable.java" type="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.query.CompoundQueryable">
         <filter id="576720909">
             <message_arguments>