diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index c4088d3..0000000
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<application mode='online'>
-		<name>Smart-Executor</name>
-		<group>VREManagement</group>
-		<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-		<description>Executor Service</description>
-		<local-persistence location='target' />
-</application>
-