diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 974d3871ba2bb4b764706c841a8316f0f78c897f..e0643331ea1c0a14499d787c3f8c37c99bdd5d8d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,3 @@ stamp-h1
 stamp-vti
 INSTALL
 NOTES
-
-# quilt support
-patches