diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ffdd18cd..be493ba1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 __tests__/runner/*
 
 # comment out in distribution branches
-node_modules/
 
 # Rest pulled from https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Node.gitignore
 # Logs