diff --git a/nixos/hardware/.gitignore b/nixos/hardware/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 2151b35ff51..00000000000
--- a/nixos/hardware/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-*~
-,*
-.*.swp
-.*.swo
-result
-result-*
-.version-suffix
-
-.DS_Store