diff --git a/build-caching-maven-samples/README.md b/build-caching-maven-samples/README.md
index 0b889eb5e..df64e6b24 100644
--- a/build-caching-maven-samples/README.md
+++ b/build-caching-maven-samples/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ The following Maven plugins are demonstrated:
- PMD: `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin`
- Protobuf: `com.github.os72:protoc-jar-maven-plugin`
- Spotbugs: `com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-maven-plugin`
-- Spotless: `com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-maven-plugin`
- Spring Cloud Contract: `org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin`
- Webstart: `org.codehaus.mojo:webstart-maven-plugin` (Java 1.8 only)
diff --git a/build-caching-maven-samples/pom.xml b/build-caching-maven-samples/pom.xml
index 223dadf1f..bdd53106b 100644
--- a/build-caching-maven-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/build-caching-maven-samples/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
pmd-project
protobuf-project
spotbugs-project
- spotless-project
spring-cloud-contract-project
diff --git a/build-caching-maven-samples/spotless-project/README.md b/build-caching-maven-samples/spotless-project/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a4338e16a..000000000
--- a/build-caching-maven-samples/spotless-project/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Example configuration for making the `spotless` goals of the `spotless-maven-plugin` cacheable.
-
-Note that there are some limitations in the caching behaviour, where incorrect cache hits or misses
-could result in very particular change scenarios. See comments in the `pom.xml` file for more details.
diff --git a/build-caching-maven-samples/spotless-project/pom.xml b/build-caching-maven-samples/spotless-project/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/build-caching-maven-samples/spotless-project/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,235 +0,0 @@
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- 4.0.0
- spotless-project
- jar
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- com.example
- develocity-maven-caching-sample
- 1.0-SNAPSHOT
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- com.diffplug.spotless
- spotless-maven-plugin
- 2.43.0
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- src/main/**/package-info.java
- src/main/**/module-info.java
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- src/main/java/**/*.java
- src/test/java/**/*.java
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- com.gradle
- develocity-maven-extension
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- spotless-maven-plugin
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- .idea/*
- target/*
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- true
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- applySkip
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- encoding
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- checkSkip
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- filePatterns
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- goal
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- setLicenseHeaderYearsFromGitHistory
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- skip
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- ratchetFrom
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- repositorySystemSession
- repositories
- project
- lineEndings
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- encoding
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- lineEndings
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- ratchetFrom
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- licenseHeader
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- file
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- content
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- delimiter
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- skipLinesMatching
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- upToDateChecking
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- enabled
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- indexFile
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- java
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- python
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- scala
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- groovy
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- json
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- kotlin
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- check should only run when inputs change
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diff --git a/build-caching-maven-samples/spotless-project/src/main/java/com/example/App.java b/build-caching-maven-samples/spotless-project/src/main/java/com/example/App.java
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3a707b0..000000000
--- a/build-caching-maven-samples/spotless-project/src/main/java/com/example/App.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package com.example;
-
-public class App {
- public static void main(String[] args) {
- System.out.println("Hello" + "" + "" + "" + " World!");
- }
-}