diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0269c3f82..27c3c2780 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /apidocs
-/src/git/config.h
 /trash-*.exe
 *.o
 *.a
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e65ddb380..0703e6ccf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ clean:
 	rm -f src/*.o
 	rm -f tests/*.o tests/*.exe tests/*.toc
 	rm -rf trash-*.exe
-	rm -f src/git/config.h
 	rm -rf apidocs
 
 apidocs: