diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b03f1a..0d02d25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,4 +35,3 @@ coverage/
 # Temporary files
 tmp/
 temp/
-!/.vscode/tasks.json
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-backend.sh b/scripts/deploy-backend.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 24b81b6..0000000
--- a/scripts/deploy-backend.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# (same script body as above)