To permanently eliminate modules from an IntelliJ Maven project, follow these steps:
- Open your IntelliJ project.
- Navigate to the Project view on the left-hand side of the window and locate the module you want to eliminate.
- Right-click on the module and select "Module Settings" or press F4.
- Within the "Modules" window, click on the module and select the "Dependencies" tab.
- In the list of dependencies, look for any reference to the module you want to eliminate.
- Select any reference to the module and click the "-" button to remove it.
- Repeat this process for all references to the module in the "Dependencies" tab.
- Once all references have been removed, click "Apply" and "OK" to save your changes.
- Next, locate the module within your project files (likely within the "src" folder).
- Delete the module folder and any references to it in the "pom.xml" file.
- Finally, rebuild your project to ensure the module has been completely eliminated.