diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e49a564..00000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# ignore local config files
-includes/config.php
-includes/config_IAX.php
-includes/config_db.php
-includes/config_jabber.php