diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
deleted file mode 100644
index cb3681b71a..0000000000
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-;;; Directory Local Variables
-;;; For more information see (info "(emacs) Directory Variables")
-
-((nil . ((eval . (setq default-directory (locate-dominating-file buffer-file-name ".dir-locals.el"))))))
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b2e30e0cdc..7511ef2379 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ css/
 
 *.smt2
 .liquid
+.dir-locals.el