diff --git a/Global/OSX.gitignore b/Global/OSX.gitignore
index f698b569f0d54e243bb412d03d587549345ab7ee..5db64513b571d946084eb9501118c66daf69400b 100644
--- a/Global/OSX.gitignore
+++ b/Global/OSX.gitignore
@@ -7,7 +7,3 @@ Icon?
 # Files that might appear on external disk
 .Spotlight-V100
 .Trashes
-
-# ack & vim swap files
-.ackrc
-*.swp