diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToByteConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToByteConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a9d34f014..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToByteConverter.java
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@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.convert.core;
-
-import org.apache.ant.convert.AbstractConverter;
-import org.apache.avalon.Context;
-
-/**
- * String to byte converter
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class StringToByteConverter
- extends AbstractConverter
-{
- public StringToByteConverter()
- {
- super( String.class, Byte.class );
- }
-
- public Object convert( final Object original, final Context context )
- throws Exception
- {
- return new Byte( (String)original );
- }
-}
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToClassConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToClassConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ec6280b5..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToClassConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.convert.core;
-
-import org.apache.ant.convert.AbstractConverter;
-import org.apache.avalon.Context;
-
-/**
- * String to class converter
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class StringToClassConverter
- extends AbstractConverter
-{
- public StringToClassConverter()
- {
- super( String.class, Class.class );
- }
-
- public Object convert( final Object original, final Context context )
- throws Exception
- {
- return Class.forName( (String)original );
- }
-}
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToDoubleConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToDoubleConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6743a74ad..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToDoubleConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.convert.core;
-
-import org.apache.ant.convert.AbstractConverter;
-import org.apache.avalon.Context;
-
-/**
- * String to double converter
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class StringToDoubleConverter
- extends AbstractConverter
-{
- public StringToDoubleConverter()
- {
- super( String.class, Double.class );
- }
-
- public Object convert( final Object original, final Context context )
- throws Exception
- {
- return new Double( (String)original );
- }
-}
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToFileConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToFileConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ca5a63574..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToFileConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.convert.core;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import org.apache.ant.convert.AbstractConverter;
-import org.apache.ant.tasklet.TaskletContext;
-import org.apache.avalon.Context;
-
-/**
- * String to file converter
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class StringToFileConverter
- extends AbstractConverter
-{
- public StringToFileConverter()
- {
- super( String.class, File.class );
- }
-
- public Object convert( final Object original, final Context context )
- throws Exception
- {
- final TaskletContext taskletContext = (TaskletContext)context;
- return taskletContext.resolveFile( (String)original );
- }
-}
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToFloatConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToFloatConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 1faec44cb..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToFloatConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.convert.core;
-
-import org.apache.ant.convert.AbstractConverter;
-import org.apache.avalon.Context;
-
-/**
- * String to float converter
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class StringToFloatConverter
- extends AbstractConverter
-{
- public StringToFloatConverter()
- {
- super( String.class, Float.class );
- }
-
- public Object convert( final Object original, final Context context )
- throws Exception
- {
- return new Float( (String)original );
- }
-}
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToIntegerConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToIntegerConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b6a8d9a90..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToIntegerConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.convert.core;
-
-import org.apache.ant.convert.AbstractConverter;
-import org.apache.avalon.Context;
-
-/**
- * String to integer converter.
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class StringToIntegerConverter
- extends AbstractConverter
-{
- public StringToIntegerConverter()
- {
- super( String.class, Integer.class );
- }
-
- public Object convert( final Object original, final Context context )
- throws Exception
- {
- return new Integer( (String)original );
- }
-}
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToLongConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToLongConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 587860a16..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToLongConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.convert.core;
-
-import org.apache.ant.convert.AbstractConverter;
-import org.apache.avalon.Context;
-
-/**
- * String to long converter
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class StringToLongConverter
- extends AbstractConverter
-{
- public StringToLongConverter()
- {
- super( String.class, Long.class );
- }
-
- public Object convert( final Object original, final Context context )
- throws Exception
- {
- return new Long( (String)original );
- }
-}
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToShortConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToShortConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 294459c52..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToShortConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.convert.core;
-
-import org.apache.ant.convert.AbstractConverter;
-import org.apache.avalon.Context;
-
-/**
- * String to short converter
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class StringToShortConverter
- extends AbstractConverter
-{
- public StringToShortConverter()
- {
- super( String.class, Short.class );
- }
-
- public Object convert( final Object original, final Context context )
- throws Exception
- {
- return new Short( (String)original );
- }
-}
-
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToURLConverter.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToURLConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cde1b5b6..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/ant/convert/core/StringToURLConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE file.
- */
-package org.apache.ant.convert.core;
-
-import java.net.URL;
-import org.apache.ant.convert.AbstractConverter;
-import org.apache.avalon.Context;
-
-/**
- * String to url converter
- *
- * @author Peter Donald
- */
-public class StringToURLConverter
- extends AbstractConverter
-{
- public StringToURLConverter()
- {
- super( String.class, URL.class );
- }
-
- public Object convert( final Object original, final Context context )
- throws Exception
- {
- return new URL( (String)original );
- }
-}
-