diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 977fd9c2627..ed48c3faed4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Desktop.ini
 
 # commonly used paths in blender
 /blender.bin
-/user-config.py
 /BUILD_NOTES.txt
 
 # local patches