diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index d1af995a3..000000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-*.exe
-*.swp
-.DS_Store
-.coverage/
-.idea/
-.vimrc
-.vscode/
-_dist/
-bin/
-vendor/
-# Ignores charts pulled for dependency build tests
-cmd/helm/testdata/testcharts/issue-7233/charts/*