diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 143b22154..a465c899f 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
                 "ramsalt/phpcompatibility-meta"
             ],
             "file-mapping": {
-                "[project-root]/.gitignore": false,
                 "[web-root]/INSTALL.txt": false,
                 "[web-root]/README.txt": false,
                 "[web-root]/sites/development.services.yml": {