diff --git a/.settings/.gitignore b/.settings/.gitignore
index 6cb3d6d..1de83a6 100644
--- a/.settings/.gitignore
+++ b/.settings/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
 /org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
diff --git a/gcube/extra-resources/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml b/gcube/extra-resources/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
index 825ab3d..1bdeb90 100644
--- a/gcube/extra-resources/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
+++ b/gcube/extra-resources/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@
 	<group>${serviceClass}</group>
 	<version>${project.version}</version>
 	<description>${project.description}</description>
-	<local-persistence location='target' />
 	<exclude handlers='request-accounting'>/*</exclude>
 </application>
\ No newline at end of file