diff --git a/gradle/artifactory.gradle b/gradle/artifactory.gradle
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index 8d3de17d..00000000
--- a/gradle/artifactory.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-apply plugin: "com.jfrog.artifactory"
-
-def isSnapshot = version?.endsWith("-SNAPSHOT")
-def isMilestone = version?.matches('^.*[.-]M\\d+$') || version?.matches('^.*[.-]RC\\d+$')
-
-artifactory {
-    contextUrl = 'https://repo.spring.io'
-    publish {
-        repository {
-            repoKey = 'libs-release-local'
-            if (isSnapshot) {
-                repoKey = 'libs-snapshot-local'
-            } else if (isMilestone) {
-                repoKey = 'libs-milestone-local'
-            }
-            if(project.hasProperty('artifactoryUsername')) {
-                username = artifactoryUsername
-                password = artifactoryPassword
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-artifactoryPublish {
-    publishConfigs 'archives'
-    publishIvy false
-    properties = [
-            'bintray.package': "${project.group}:spring-security",
-            'bintray.version': "${project.version}"
-    ]
-}
-
-artifactory {
-    publish {
-        defaults {
-            publishConfigs('archives')
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/gradle/deploy-artifacts.gradle b/gradle/deploy-artifacts.gradle
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index f9479cf7..00000000
--- a/gradle/deploy-artifacts.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-def isSnapshot = version?.endsWith("-SNAPSHOT")
-def isMilestone = version?.matches('^.*[.-]M\\d+$') || version?.matches('^.*[.-]RC\\d+$')
-def isRelease = !(isSnapshot || isMilestone)
-
-task deployArtifacts {
-    group = 'Deploy tasks'
-    description = "Deploys the artifacts to either Artifactory or Maven Central"
-    if(isRelease) {
-        dependsOn "uploadArchives"
-    } else {
-        dependsOn "artifactoryPublish"
-    }
-}
diff --git a/gradle/finalize-deploy.gradle b/gradle/finalize-deploy.gradle
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index bbd4014f..00000000
--- a/gradle/finalize-deploy.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-def isSnapshot = version?.endsWith("-SNAPSHOT")
-def isMilestone = version?.matches('^.*[.-]M\\d+$') || version?.matches('^.*[.-]RC\\d+$')
-def isRelease = !(isSnapshot || isMilestone)
-
-task finalizeDeployArtifacts {
-}
-
-if (isRelease && project.hasProperty("ossrhUsername")) {
-    project.ext.nexusUsername = project.ossrhUsername
-    project.ext.nexusPassword = project.ossrhPassword
-    project.getPluginManager().apply("io.codearte.nexus-staging")
-    finalizeDeployArtifacts.dependsOn project.tasks.closeAndReleaseRepository
-    project.nexusStaging.packageGroup = 'org.springframework'
-}
diff --git a/gradle/java.gradle b/gradle/java.gradle
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index defe9874..00000000
--- a/gradle/java.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-apply plugin: 'java'
-apply plugin: 'org.springframework.optional'
-
-ext.apacheDsVersion = '1.5.5'
-ext.springVersion = '4.3.27.RELEASE'
-ext.springDataVersion = '1.13.23.RELEASE'
-ext.springBatchVersion = '2.0.4.RELEASE'
-ext.junitVersion =  '4.12'
-ext.commonsIoVersion = '2.4'
-ext.commonsPoolVersion = '1.6'
-ext.commonsLangVersion = '2.6'
-ext.commonsLoggingVersion = '1.2'
-ext.gsbaseVersion = '2.0.1'
-ext.log4jVersion = '1.2.17'
-ext.mockitoVersion = '1.10.19'
-ext.queryDslVersion = '4.0.9'
-ext.slf4jVersion = '1.7.21'
-ext.powerMockVersion = '1.6.5'
-ext.commonsPool2Version = '2.4.2'
-ext.assertjVersion= '2.3.0'
-ext.hibernateVersion = '5.2.5.Final'
-ext.springSecurityVersion='4.2.15.RELEASE'
-ext.unboundidVersion = '6.0.3'
-
-ext.powerMockDependencies = [
-    "org.powermock:powermock-core",
-    "org.powermock:powermock-api-support",
-    "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-common",
-    "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4",
-    dependencies.create("org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito") {
-        exclude group: 'org.mockito', module: 'mockito-all'
-    },
-    "org.powermock:powermock-reflect"
-]
-
-ext.apachedsDependencies = [
-         "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core",
-         "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core-entry",
-         "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-protocol-shared",
-         "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-protocol-ldap",
-         "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-server-jndi",
-         'org.apache.directory.shared:shared-ldap:0.9.15'
-]
-
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven { url 'https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot' }
-}
diff --git a/gradle/ossrh.gradle b/gradle/ossrh.gradle
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index 03c8c84a..00000000
--- a/gradle/ossrh.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-apply plugin: ''