diff --git a/elixir/.gitignore b/elixir/.gitignore
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--- a/elixir/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-_build/
diff --git a/elixir/config/config.exs b/elixir/config/config.exs
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index d2d855e6..00000000
--- a/elixir/config/config.exs
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-use Mix.Config
diff --git a/elixir/lib/gilded_rose.ex b/elixir/lib/gilded_rose.ex
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--- a/elixir/lib/gilded_rose.ex
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-defmodule GildedRose do
-  # Example
-  # update_quality([%Item{name: "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", sell_in: 9, quality: 1}])
-  # => [%Item{name: "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", sell_in: 8, quality: 3}]
-
-  def update_quality(items) do
-    Enum.map(items, &update_item/1)
-  end
-
-  def update_item(item) do
-    item = cond do
-      item.name != "Aged Brie" && item.name != "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert" ->
-        if item.quality > 0 do
-          if item.name != "Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros" do
-            %{item | quality: item.quality - 1}
-          else
-            item
-          end
-        else
-          item
-        end
-      true ->
-        cond do
-          item.quality < 50 ->
-            item = %{item | quality: item.quality + 1}
-            cond do
-              item.name == "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert" ->
-                item = cond do
-                  item.sell_in < 11 ->
-                    cond do
-                      item.quality < 50 ->
-                        %{item | quality: item.quality + 1}
-                      true -> item
-                    end
-                  true -> item
-                end
-                cond do
-                  item.sell_in < 6 ->
-                    cond do
-                      item.quality < 50 ->
-                        %{item | quality: item.quality + 1}
-                      true -> item
-                    end
-                  true -> item
-                end
-              true -> item
-            end
-          true -> item
-        end
-    end
-    item = cond do
-      item.name != "Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros" ->
-        %{item | sell_in: item.sell_in - 1}
-      true -> item
-    end
-    cond do
-      item.sell_in < 0 ->
-        cond do
-          item.name != "Aged Brie" ->
-            cond do
-              item.name != "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert" ->
-                cond do
-                  item.quality > 0 ->
-                    cond do
-                      item.name != "Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros" ->
-                        %{item | quality: item.quality - 1}
-                      true -> item
-                    end
-                  true -> item
-                end
-              true -> %{item | quality: item.quality - item.quality}
-            end
-          true ->
-            cond do
-              item.quality < 50 ->
-                %{item | quality: item.quality + 1}
-              true -> item
-            end
-        end
-      true -> item
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/elixir/lib/item.ex b/elixir/lib/item.ex
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--- a/elixir/lib/item.ex
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-defmodule Item do
-  defstruct name: nil, sell_in: nil, quality: nil
-end
diff --git a/elixir/mix.exs b/elixir/mix.exs
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-defmodule GildedRose.Mixfile do
-  use Mix.Project
-
-  def project do
-    [app: :gilded_rose,
-     version: "0.0.1",
-     elixir: "~> 1.0"]
-  end
-end
diff --git a/elixir/test/gilded_rose_test.exs b/elixir/test/gilded_rose_test.exs
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-defmodule GildedRoseTest do
-  use ExUnit.Case
-
-  test "begin the journey of refactoring" do
-    items = [%Item{name: "foo", sell_in: 0, quality: 0}]
-    GildedRose.update_quality(items)
-    %{name: firstItemName} = List.first(items)
-    assert "fixme" == firstItemName
-  end
-end
diff --git a/elixir/test/test_helper.exs b/elixir/test/test_helper.exs
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ExUnit.start()