diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4797754726..d083ea1ddc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -62,7 +62,3 @@ system_tests/local_test_setup
 # Make sure a generated file isn't accidentally committed.
 pylintrc
 pylintrc.test
-
-
-# Ignore coverage files
-.coverage*