diff --git a/application/modules/.gitignore b/application/modules/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 632ea9ef..00000000
--- a/application/modules/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# Ignore all the files in this directory
-*
diff --git a/application/themes/.gitignore b/application/themes/.gitignore
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index 632ea9ef..00000000
--- a/application/themes/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# Ignore all the files in this directory
-*