diff --git a/jupyter_server/services/contents/manager.py b/jupyter_server/services/contents/manager.py
index 71e998992a..0604b84cc1 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/services/contents/manager.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/services/contents/manager.py
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ def _notary_default(self):
             "*.pyc",
             "*.pyo",
             ".DS_Store",
-            "*.so",
-            "*.dylib",
             "*~",
         ],
         config=True,