diff --git a/src/gramps.gladep b/src/gramps.gladep
deleted file mode 100644
index 083cdd856..000000000
--- a/src/gramps.gladep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> <!--*- mode: xml -*-->
-<!DOCTYPE glade-project SYSTEM "http://glade.gnome.org/glade-project-2.0.dtd">
-
-<glade-project>
-  <name>gramps</name>
-  <program_name>gramps</program_name>
-  <pixmaps_directory>.</pixmaps_directory>
-</glade-project>
diff --git a/src/plugins.gladep b/src/plugins.gladep
deleted file mode 100644
index 7012234d5..000000000
--- a/src/plugins.gladep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> <!--*- mode: xml -*-->
-<!DOCTYPE glade-project SYSTEM "http://glade.gnome.org/glade-project-2.0.dtd">
-
-<glade-project>
-  <name></name>
-  <program_name></program_name>
-</glade-project>