diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 398eb53..0000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# ignore (MacOS finder)
-.DS_Store*
-
-# ignore out directory
-out/*
-
-# ignore mk and xfiles
-mk_*
-x_*
-xfiles/*
-
-# ignore backup and zip files.
-*.backup
-*.zip