diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ebeandeploy.dtd b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ebeandeploy.dtd
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index b40794fa9..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/ebeandeploy.dtd
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@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<!ELEMENT ebean (table | iudextender | findextender | datasource | primarykeys | property)* >
-  <!ELEMENT table EMPTY >
-  <!ATTLIST table name CDATA #REQUIRED>
-  <!ELEMENT iudextender EMPTY >
-  <!ATTLIST iudextender classname CDATA #REQUIRED>
-  <!ELEMENT findextender EMPTY >
-  <!ATTLIST findextender classname CDATA #REQUIRED>
-  <!ELEMENT datasource EMPTY >
-  <!ATTLIST datasource name CDATA #REQUIRED>
-  <!ELEMENT primarykeys EMPTY >
-  <!ATTLIST primarykeys keys CDATA #REQUIRED>
-  <!ELEMENT property EMPTY >
-  <!ATTLIST property name CDATA #REQUIRED
-    datatype CDATA #REQUIRED
-    deploydatatype CDATA #IMPLIED
-    deployname CDATA #IMPLIED >