diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/codescanning-config.yml b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/codescanning-config.yml
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index 9baea12fdfe5..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/codescanning-config.yml
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-paths:
-  - include
-paths-ignore:
-  - include/exclude
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/ShouldAppear2.java b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/ShouldAppear2.java
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index 09e2bc29dcce..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/ShouldAppear2.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-public class ShouldAppear2 { }
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/ShouldAppear2.xml b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/ShouldAppear2.xml
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index 5c2795036a0c..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/ShouldAppear2.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<tag></tag>
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/exclude/ShouldNotAppear3.java b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/exclude/ShouldNotAppear3.java
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index 164b0c1d1d80..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/exclude/ShouldNotAppear3.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-public class ShouldNotAppear3 { }
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/exclude/ShouldNotAppear3.xml b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/exclude/ShouldNotAppear3.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c2795036a0c..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/include/exclude/ShouldNotAppear3.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<tag></tag>
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/sibling/ShouldNotAppear1.java b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/sibling/ShouldNotAppear1.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 55a0b62aa88b..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/sibling/ShouldNotAppear1.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-public class ShouldNotAppear1 { }
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/sibling/ShouldNotAppear1.xml b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/sibling/ShouldNotAppear1.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c2795036a0c..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/sibling/ShouldNotAppear1.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<tag></tag>
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/test.expected b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/test.expected
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index 95b59dab6b15..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/test.expected
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-javaFiles
-| include/ShouldAppear2.java:0:0:0:0 | ShouldAppear2 |
-#select
-| include/ShouldAppear2.xml:0:0:0:0 | include/ShouldAppear2.xml |
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/test.py b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/test.py
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index bbbf14aaa2c3..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import os.path
-
-def test(codeql, java):
-    codeql.database.create(build_mode = "none", codescanning_config = "codescanning-config.yml")
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/test.ql b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/test.ql
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index 3023403edfcd..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-paths/test.ql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import java
-
-query predicate javaFiles(File f) { f.isJavaSourceFile() }
-
-from XmlFile f
-select f
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-12-16-java-xml-paths.md b/java/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-12-16-java-xml-paths.md
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index 877d0e7e2edd..000000000000
--- a/java/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-12-16-java-xml-paths.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
----
-category: minorAnalysis
----
-* When a code-scanning configuration specifies the `paths:` and/or `paths-ignore:` settings, these are now taken into account by the Java extractor's search for XML and properties files.