diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 63eb90ca..9e2d7d0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ node_modules/
 build
 package-lock.json
 external-chaincode/
+
+# Eclipse
+.classpath
+.settings
diff --git a/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/application-java/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/application-java/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index b8947ec6..00000000
--- a/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/application-java/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=disabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/contract-java/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs b/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/contract-java/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index e8895216..00000000
--- a/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/contract-java/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-connection.project.dir=
-eclipse.preferences.version=1