diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1bc95092..d1f1f8c5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ bbin/
 gh-pages/
 site/_site/
 coverage
+.ruby-version
diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
deleted file mode 100644
index e46f9183..00000000
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.8.7-p371