diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3ad6b1de1c..7ed1255d9e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,3 +76,4 @@ GPATH
 *.la
 *.lo
 compile_commands.json
+.dirstamp
diff --git a/bgpd/rfapi/.gitignore b/bgpd/rfapi/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 0638d7514b..0000000000
--- a/bgpd/rfapi/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.dirstamp
diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore
index 113bdea098..604ffaa8b6 100644
--- a/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/.gitignore
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ TAGS
 .arch-inventory
 .arch-ids
 __pycache__
-.dirstamp
 /bgpd/test_aspath
 /bgpd/test_capability
 /bgpd/test_ecommunity