diff --git a/ChefCookbook.gitignore b/ChefCookbook.gitignore
index 351201e0..91de88b4 100644
--- a/ChefCookbook.gitignore
+++ b/ChefCookbook.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 .vagrant
 Berksfile.lock
-*~
-*#
-.#*
-\#*#
-.*.sw[a-z]
-*.un~
 /cookbooks
 
 # Bundler