diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e7fffb0..983cff0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 patches-*
 *-stamp
 release.sh
-setup.cfg.rpm
 snapshot.sh
 stgit-completion.bash
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eb8e9b..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[install]
-prefix: /usr