What Should Be Added or Changed?

There are 48 now-unused gemblock*.png textures in the v1.12 assets/textures/blocks/ directory. They were replaced/superceded by named block files in assets/textures/blocks/gem/<gem name>.png on August 22, 2018. They are no longer referenced in the v1.12 blockstates/gemblock*.json files. Can these now unused duplicates be removed?

Why Should This Be Done?

Optimization for resourcepack creators. I am beginning to help work on a resource pack, and am trying to map and provide resources for both versions 1.12 and 1.14. Duplicate files are an annoyance and add a [small] amount of work. Once removed, others who create texture packs will not need to create the un-referenced files. Any packs created before that August 2018 change that didn't themselves duplicate the older blockstates may now be missing textures, so they will need to be changed whether or not the duplicate files are removed.

I'm new to resource pack creation. If it turns out I am violating well-known community norms with this request, please let me know and reject this request. In any case, this is a low priority request.

jcii

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