diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/modes/modesRegistry.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/modes/modesRegistry.ts
index f5c523e6574a104414d43f4c0fa31c154e1df4d9..c2ef63388de5c78f5affb0a660b5d86e9926ca8a 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/modes/modesRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/modes/modesRegistry.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const PLAINTEXT_LANGUAGE_IDENTIFIER = new LanguageIdentifier(PLAINTEXT_MO
 
 ModesRegistry.registerLanguage({
 	id: PLAINTEXT_MODE_ID,
-	extensions: ['.txt', '.gitignore'],
+	extensions: ['.txt'],
 	aliases: [nls.localize('plainText.alias', "Plain Text"), 'text'],
 	mimetypes: ['text/plain']
 });