diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3016facee0a3..dd3ed6a91200 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,3 +46,6 @@ profile.cov
 /dashboard/assets/package-lock.json
 
 **/yarn-error.log
+
+# Generated by tests, and will persist if tests are interrupted.
+les/transactions.rlp
diff --git a/les/transactions.rlp b/les/transactions.rlp
deleted file mode 100755
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000