diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 share/qt/Info.plist
 
 src/univalue/gen
+src/obj
 
 src/qt/*.moc
 src/qt/moc_*.cpp
diff --git a/src/obj/.gitignore b/src/obj/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/obj/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore