diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eddde75363..ac341d94d4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ mods/*/packages/*.[mM][iI][xX]
 # backup files by various editors
 *~
 *.orig
+\#*
+.*.sw?
 # dependency DLLs (different for every platform!)
 cg.dll
 cgGL.dll
@@ -32,8 +34,6 @@ cgGL.dll
 *.pidb
 *.userprefs
 
-packaging/windows/*.exe
-
 # osx crap
 .DS_Store
 
@@ -52,8 +52,3 @@ OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/OpenRA.xcodeproj/*.mode1v3
 *.config
 *.resources
 
-# other crap
-Logs/
-Replays/
-\#*
-.*.sw?
diff --git a/mono b/mono
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000