diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 14d806b6d..577eabe4b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ local.properties
 #eclipse project files
 .project
 .classpath
+.metadata
+.settings
 # other
 *.odg#
 Docs/todo
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f78d9bdd..000000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "libs/GreenDroid"]
-	path = libs/GreenDroid
-	url = https://github.com/cyrilmottier/GreenDroid.git