diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d7c79ac2321..ad151ad27558 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 # as it poses a security risk.
 .env
 .vagrant
-application/.env
 Vagrantfile
 
 #-------------------------
@@ -51,19 +50,15 @@ Vagrantfile
 #-------------------------
 writable/cache/*
 !writable/cache/index.html
-!writable/cache/.htaccess
 
 writable/logs/*
 !writable/logs/index.html
-!writable/logs/.htaccess
 
 writable/session/*
 !writable/session/index.html
-!writable/session/.htaccess
 
 writable/uploads/*
 !writable/uploads/index.html
-!writable/uploads/.htaccess
 
 writable/debugbar/*
 
@@ -128,5 +123,4 @@ nb-configuration.xml
 .vscode/
 
 /results/
-/phpunit*.xml
-
+/phpunit*.xml
\ No newline at end of file