diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a5e2becbb..bdd5055d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,7 +67,3 @@ target/
 .idea/*
 *.iml
 .vscode
-
-# created by sphinx documentation build
-doc/source/README.md
-doc/_build