diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 533b402af..2f7896d1d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1 @@
 target/
-.idea/
-node_modules/
-
-# tut backups?
-.*.swp
-
-# pants
-.pants.d
-.pants.workdir.file_lock
-.pids