diff --git a/ruby/.buildpath b/ruby/.buildpath
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index 47f1b520..00000000
--- a/ruby/.buildpath
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<buildpath>
-	<buildpathentry kind="src" path=""/>
-	<buildpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.dltk.launching.INTERPRETER_CONTAINER"/>
-</buildpath>
diff --git a/ruby/.gitignore b/ruby/.gitignore
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index c38fa4e0..00000000
--- a/ruby/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-.idea
-*.iml
diff --git a/ruby/.loadpath b/ruby/.loadpath
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index b7db479f..00000000
--- a/ruby/.loadpath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<loadpath>
-    <pathentry path="" type="src" />
-    <pathentry path="org.rubypeople.rdt.launching.RUBY_CONTAINER" type="con" />
-</loadpath>
diff --git a/ruby/.project b/ruby/.project
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index fcc43146..00000000
--- a/ruby/.project
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@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>GildedRose.rb</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.rubypeople.rdt.core.rubybuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.dltk.core.scriptbuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.rubypeople.rdt.core.rubynature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.dltk.ruby.core.nature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>
diff --git a/ruby/.rspec b/ruby/.rspec
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index 7438fbe5..00000000
--- a/ruby/.rspec
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
---colour
---format documentation
diff --git a/ruby/gilded_rose.rb b/ruby/gilded_rose.rb
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index e177a497..00000000
--- a/ruby/gilded_rose.rb
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@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-class GildedRose
-
-  def initialize(items)
-    @items = items
-  end
-
-  def update_quality()
-    @items.each do |item|
-      if item.name != "Aged Brie" and item.name != "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert"
-        if item.quality > 0
-          if item.name != "Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros"
-            item.quality = item.quality - 1
-          end
-        end
-      else
-        if item.quality < 50
-          item.quality = item.quality + 1
-          if item.name == "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert"
-            if item.sell_in < 11
-              if item.quality < 50
-                item.quality = item.quality + 1
-              end
-            end
-            if item.sell_in < 6
-              if item.quality < 50
-                item.quality = item.quality + 1
-              end
-            end
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      if item.name != "Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros"
-        item.sell_in = item.sell_in - 1
-      end
-      if item.sell_in < 0
-        if item.name != "Aged Brie"
-          if item.name != "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert"
-            if item.quality > 0
-              if item.name != "Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros"
-                item.quality = item.quality - 1
-              end
-            end
-          else
-            item.quality = item.quality - item.quality
-          end
-        else
-          if item.quality < 50
-            item.quality = item.quality + 1
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-class Item
-  attr_accessor :name, :sell_in, :quality
-
-  def initialize(name, sell_in, quality)
-    @name = name
-    @sell_in = sell_in
-    @quality = quality
-  end
-
-  def to_s()
-    "#{@name}, #{@sell_in}, #{@quality}"
-  end
-end
diff --git a/ruby/gilded_rose_spec.rb b/ruby/gilded_rose_spec.rb
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index 269fe1b0..00000000
--- a/ruby/gilded_rose_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'gilded_rose')
-
-describe GildedRose do
-
-  describe "#update_quality" do
-    it "does not change the name" do
-      items = [Item.new("foo", 0, 0)]
-      GildedRose.new(items).update_quality()
-      expect(items[0].name).to eq "fixme"
-    end
-  end
-
-end
diff --git a/ruby/gilded_rose_tests.rb b/ruby/gilded_rose_tests.rb
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index 2e1b70d1..00000000
--- a/ruby/gilded_rose_tests.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'gilded_rose')
-require 'test/unit'
-
-class TestUntitled < Test::Unit::TestCase
-
-  def test_foo
-    items = [Item.new("foo", 0, 0)]
-    GildedRose.new(items).update_quality()
-    assert_equal items[0].name, "fixme"
-  end
-
-end
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diff --git a/ruby/texttest_fixture.rb b/ruby/texttest_fixture.rb
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index ad76aacf..00000000
--- a/ruby/texttest_fixture.rb
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@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/ruby -w
-
-require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'gilded_rose')
-
-puts "OMGHAI!"
-items = [
-  Item.new(name="+5 Dexterity Vest", sell_in=10, quality=20),
-  Item.new(name="Aged Brie", sell_in=2, quality=0),
-  Item.new(name="Elixir of the Mongoose", sell_in=5, quality=7),
-  Item.new(name="Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros", sell_in=0, quality=80),
-  Item.new(name="Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros", sell_in=-1, quality=80),
-  Item.new(name="Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", sell_in=15, quality=20),
-  Item.new(name="Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", sell_in=10, quality=49),
-  Item.new(name="Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", sell_in=5, quality=49),
-  # This Conjured item does not work properly yet
-  Item.new(name="Conjured Mana Cake", sell_in=3, quality=6), # <-- :O
-]
-
-days = 2
-if ARGV.size > 0
-  days = ARGV[0].to_i + 1
-end
-
-gilded_rose = GildedRose.new items
-(0...days).each do |day|
-  puts "-------- day #{day} --------"
-  puts "name, sellIn, quality"
-  items.each do |item|
-    puts item
-  end
-  puts ""
-  gilded_rose.update_quality
-end