diff --git a/pmd-web/src/pmd-web.xml b/pmd-web/src/pmd-web.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index fd168a843f..0000000000
--- a/pmd-web/src/pmd-web.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-
-<project name="pmd-web" default="run-pmd">
-  <target name="run-pmd">
-    <taskdef name="pmd" 
-             classname="net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.PMDTask">
-      <classpath>
-        <pathelement location="${lib.repo}/pmd-0.3.jar" />
-      </classpath>
-    </taskdef>
-
-    <pmd reportFile="${project.name}/pmd.xml"
-         verbose="false"
-         rulesetfiles="rulesets/basic.xml"
-         format="xml"
-         failonerror="no">
-      <fileset dir="${project.source}">
-        <include name="**/*.java" />
-      </fileset>
-    </pmd>
-  </target>
-</project>
diff --git a/pmd-web/src/rulesets/basic.xml b/pmd-web/src/rulesets/basic.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ad1fd9aa4..0000000000
--- a/pmd-web/src/rulesets/basic.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-
-<ruleset name="basic">
-  <description>
-The Basic Ruleset contains a collection of good practice rules
-which everyone should follow.
-  </description>
-
-
-  <rule name="EmptyCatchBlock"
-        message="Avoid empty catch blocks"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.EmptyCatchBlockRule">
-    <description>
-Empty Catch Block, will find instances where an exception is caught,
-but nothing is done.  In most circumstances, this swallows an exception
-which should either be acted on or reported.
-    </description>
-
-    <example>
-<![CDATA[
-  public void doSomething() {
-    try {
-      FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("/tmp/bugger");
-    } catch (IOException ioe) {
-        // not good
-    }
-  }
-]]>
-    </example>
-  </rule>
-
-  <rule name="EmptyIfStmt"
-        message="Avoid empty 'if' statements"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.EmptyIfStmtRule">
-    <description>
-Empty If Statement, will find instances where a condition is checked,
-but nothing is done about it.
-    </description>
-    <example>
-<![CDATA[
-  if (absValue < 1) {
-     // not good
-  }
-]]>
-     </example>
-  </rule>
-
-  <rule name="EmptyWhileStmt"
-        message="Avoid empty 'while' statements"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.EmptyWhileStmtRule">
-     <description>
-Empty While Statement, will find all instances where a while statement
-does nothing.  If it is a timing loop, then you should use Thread.sleep() for it; if
-it's a while loop that does a lot in the exit expression, rewrite it to make it clearer.
-     </description>
-
-     <example>
-<![CDATA[
-while (a == b) {
-  // not good
-}
-]]>
-     </example>
-  </rule>
-
-  <rule name="ShortVariable"
-        message="Avoid variables with short names such as ''{0}''"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.ShortVariableRule">
-    <description>
-Short Variable: detects when a field, local or parameter has a
-length of less than 3 characters.
-    </description>
-    <example>
-<![CDATA[
-public class Something {
-  private int q = 15; // VIOLATION - Field
-
-  public static void main( String as[] ) {  // VIOLATION - Formal
-    int r = 20 + q; // VIOLATION - Local
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { // Not a Violation (inside FOR)
-      r += q;
-    }
-  }
-}
-]]>
-    </example>
-  </rule>
-
-  <rule name="LongVariable"
-        message="Avoid excessively long variable names such as ''{0}''"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.LongVariableRule">
-    <description>
-Long Variable: detects when a field, formal or local variable is declared
-with a name larger than 12 characters.
-    </description>
-    <example>
-<![CDATA[
-public class Something {
-  int reallyLongIntName = -3;  // VIOLATION - Field
-
-  public static void main( String argumentsList[] ) { // VIOLATION - Formal
-    int otherReallyLongName = -5; // VIOLATION - Local
-
-    for (int interestingIntIndex = 0;  // VIOLATION - For
-             interestingIntIndex < 10;
-             interestingIntIndex ++ ) {
-
-    }
-}
-
-]]>
-    </example>
-  </rule>
-
-  <rule name="ShortMethodNameRule"
-        message="Avoid using short method names such as ''{0}''"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.ShortMethodNameRule">
-     <description>
-Short Method Names: Detects when method names less than 4 characters
-long are used.
-     </description>
-     <example>
-<![CDATA[
-public class ShortMethod {
-  public void a( int i ) { // Violation
-  }
-}
-]]>
-     </example>
-  </rule>
-
-  <rule name="IfElseStmtsMustUseBracesRule"
-        message="Avoid using 'if...else' statements without curly braces"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.IfElseStmtsMustUseBracesRule">
-    <description>
-    Avoid using if..else statements without using curly braces
-    </description>
-
-    <example>
-<![CDATA[
-
-  public void doSomething() {
-    // this is OK
-    if (foo) x++;
-
-    // but this is not
-    if (foo)
-        x=x+1;
-    else
-        x=x-1;
-  }
-]]>
-    </example>
-  </rule>
-
-  <rule name="UnnecessaryConversionTemporaryRule"
-        message="Avoid unnecessary temporaries when converting primitives to Strings"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.UnnecessaryConversionTemporaryRule">
-    <description>
-    Avoid unnecessary temporaries when converting primitives to Strings
-    </description>
-
-    <example>
-<![CDATA[
-  public String convert(int x) {
-    // this wastes an object
-    String foo = new Integer(x).toString();
-    // this is better
-    return Integer.toString(x);
-  }
-]]>
-    </example>
-  </rule>
-
-</ruleset>
-
-
-