diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleJavaProject.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleJavaProject.java
index c30693197..323bac78d 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleJavaProject.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleJavaProject.java
@@ -28,11 +28,8 @@ import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.Log;
  */
 public class GradleJavaProject extends AbstractJavaProject {
 
-	private final File projectDir;
-
 	private GradleJavaProject(FileObserver fileObserver, Path projectDataCache, IClasspath classpath, File projectDir) {
 		super(fileObserver, projectDir.toURI(), projectDataCache, classpath);
-		this.projectDir = projectDir;
 	}
 
 	public static GradleJavaProject create(FileObserver fileObserver, GradleCore gradle, File projectDir, Path projectDataCache) {
@@ -59,19 +56,6 @@ public class GradleJavaProject extends AbstractJavaProject {
 		return thiss;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public String getElementName() {
-		if (getClasspath().getName() == null) {
-			return projectDir.getName();
-		} else {
-			return super.getElementName();
-		}
-	}
-
-	public File getLocation() {
-		return projectDir;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public DelegatingCachedClasspath getClasspath() {
 		return (DelegatingCachedClasspath) super.getClasspath();
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/maven/java/MavenJavaProject.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/maven/java/MavenJavaProject.java
index 239f844a1..b9b4e0f97 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/maven/java/MavenJavaProject.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/maven/java/MavenJavaProject.java
@@ -60,15 +60,6 @@ public class MavenJavaProject extends AbstractJavaProject {
 		return thiss;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public String getElementName() {
-		if (getClasspath().getName() == null) {
-			return pom.getParentFile().getName();
-		} else {
-			return super.getElementName();
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public DelegatingCachedClasspath getClasspath() {
 		return (DelegatingCachedClasspath) super.getClasspath();