diff --git a/mpy-cross/.gitignore b/mpy-cross/.gitignore
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index 82a0a7efaa..0000000000
--- a/mpy-cross/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mpy-cross
diff --git a/ports/unix/.gitignore b/ports/unix/.gitignore
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--- a/ports/unix/.gitignore
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-micropython
-micropython-*
-*.gcov