diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 062c8c2d..00000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-aclocal.m4
-autom4te.cache/
-config.log
-config.status
-configure
-install-sh
-Makefile
-Makefile.in
-missing
\ No newline at end of file