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

プロジェクトに gradlew と build.gradle を残したまま、java.import.gradle.enabled を false に設定してエラーを再現します。まず、スタックトレースに示されている Gradle のインポートと Buildship の同期の経路を追跡し、次に Gradle のインポートを無効にしたときに、.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs がないことに関する警告と同期エラーが発生しなくなることを確認します。