diff --git a/.hgignore b/.gitignore
similarity index 73%
rename from .hgignore
rename to .gitignore
index a74c4df..5ee1c27 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# use glob syntax.
-syntax: glob
-
 # Emacs backup files
 *~