diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index da6698c7..d63c82a3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ aviary_genome.egg-info
 
 example/
 test/data/.conda
+config.yaml
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f8b5a9db..00000000
--- a/config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-%YAML 1.1
----
-fasta: none
-long_reads: none
-long_read_type: ont
-short_reads_1: none
-short_reads_2: none
-min_contig_size: 1500
-min_bin_size: 200000
-max_threads: 8
-pplacer_threads: 8
-max_memory: 250
-genome_size: 5000000
-reference_filter: none
-strain_analysis: false
-unassembled_long: none
-mags: none
-mag_directory: none
-mag_extension: none
-instrain_params: {}
-profile_read_list: none
-min_long_read_length: 500
-keep_percent: 99
-min_mean_q: 40
-guppy_model: r941_min_high_g360
-gtdbtk_folder: /bio_data/gtdbtk/release202/
-busco_folder: none
-checkm2_db_folder: ~/databases/CheckM2_database/
-eggnog_folder: /bio_data/emapper/
-virsorter_data: none
-email: somename@email.co
-gsa:
-- /home/rhys_newell_microba_com/git/aviary/none
-gsa_mappings: none
-semibin_model: global
-kmer_sizes:
-- auto
-use_megahit: false
-coassemble: true
-min_cov_long: 20
-min_cov_short: 3
-exclude_contig_cov: 100
-exclude_contig_size: 25000
-long_contig_size: 100000
-use_checkm2_scores: false
-previous_runs: none
-min_completeness: none
-max_contamination: none
-ani: none
-precluster_ani: none
-precluster_method: none
-pggb_params: none
-tmpdir: none