diff --git a/R.gitignore b/R.gitignore
index 69057dfb9e8904d9559b1da87f39c9c5fd3242bb..ad2be9575df3ac301e20af9234cc144749ed93fa 100644
--- a/R.gitignore
+++ b/R.gitignore
@@ -4,8 +4,5 @@
 # Example code in package build process
 *-Ex.R
 
-# R data files from past sessions
-.Rdata
-
 # RStudio files
 .Rproj.user/