diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab38b9773..8524fdd07 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ tmp
 mkmf.log
 .greenbar
 .DS_Store
+.lotusrc
diff --git a/.lotusrc b/.lotusrc
deleted file mode 100644
index e6018c23d..000000000
--- a/.lotusrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-architecture=container
-test=minitest
-template=erb