diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4c4033b6..82b2d0ef1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ build/
 *.egg-info/
 dist/
 .coverage
+plinth/tests/config_local.py
 plinth/tests/coverage/report/
 *.mo
 .vagrant/
diff --git a/plinth/tests/.gitignore b/plinth/tests/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 50313bbc8..000000000
--- a/plinth/tests/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-config_local.py