diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a40ef7644..4dba01130 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -105,9 +105,3 @@ nbdist/
 nbactions.xml
 nb-configuration.xml
 .nb-gradle/
-
-
-
-### Git ###
-# Don't exclude the .gitignore itself
-!.gitignore