Missing Gradle project configuration file: .settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs while import.gradle is disabled

I see error "Missing Gradle project configuration file: .settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs" of my maven project despite "java.import.gradle.enabled": false is in my .vscode/settongs.json.

There is still gradlew and build.gradle files, but they are not intended to be used for building java project.

Environment

• Operating System: rhel 7
• JDK version: 8
• Visual Studio Code version: 1.55
• Java extension version: 0.76.0

BTW I also see such errors in log:

[Warn  - 4:50:56 PM] Apr 6, 2021, 4:50:56 PM Failed to detect project changes
SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener failed
org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException: SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener failed
	at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener$1.visit(SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.java:75)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.ResourceDelta.accept(ResourceDelta.java:67)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.ResourceDelta.accept(ResourceDelta.java:77)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.ResourceDelta.accept(ResourceDelta.java:51)
	at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.visitDelta(SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.java:68)
	at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.resourceChanged(SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.java:55)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.NotificationManager$1.run(NotificationManager.java:305)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:45)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.NotificationManager.notify(NotificationManager.java:295)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.NotificationManager.broadcastChanges(NotificationManager.java:158)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.broadcastPostChange(Workspace.java:380)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.endOperation(Workspace.java:1502)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2306)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.NotificationManager$NotifyJob.run(NotificationManager.java:44)
	at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:63)
Caused by: org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.GradlePluginsRuntimeException: Can't read root project location for project located at /data/XXXXX/myproject
	at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.configuration.BuildConfigurationPersistence.readPathToRoot(BuildConfigurationPersistence.java:90)
	at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.configuration.DefaultConfigurationManager.loadProjectConfiguration(DefaultConfigurationManager.java:114)
	at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.isEnabledInPreferences(SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.java:63)
	at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.doVisitDelta(SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.java:85)
	at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.access$000(SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.java:44)
	at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener$1.visit(SynchronizingBuildScriptUpdateListener.java:73)
	... 14 more

Reproduce the error with java.import.gradle.enabled set to false while gradlew and build.gradle remain in the project. Start by tracing the Gradle import and Buildship synchronization path shown in the stack trace, then verify that the missing .settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs warning and synchronization error no longer occur when Gradle import is disabled.