diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a28139c496e2..1077137389a2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CMakeLists.txt
 
 # scons
 .scons-option-cache
-.sconsign.dblite
+*sconsign.dblite
 .sconf_temp
 
 # win32/MSVC:
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ userdata
 
 # testing
 /test*
+!/test_wrapper.sh
 error*.log
 do_build_and_tests.sh
 boost_test_result.xml
@@ -128,6 +129,9 @@ po/**/Makefile*
 !po/wesnoth-manpages/Makefile
 !po/wesnoth-manual/Makefile
 
+# file for loading lua from within test scenario on-the-fly
+data/lua/**/code.lua
+
 # previous .gitignore files
 po/**/.gitignore
 images/**/.gitignore
@@ -140,6 +144,7 @@ data/campaigns/**/images/**/.gitignore
 *Neuer Ordner*
 
 # uncategorized
+*.pyc
 *.swp
 *.pbl
 *.xhtml
diff --git a/data/lua/.gitignore b/data/lua/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index dda10c23b15f..000000000000
--- a/data/lua/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#file for loading lua from within test scenario on-the-fly
-code.lua
diff --git a/scons/.gitignore b/scons/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d20b6487c61..000000000000
--- a/scons/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-*.pyc
diff --git a/utils/.gitignore b/utils/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d760b48140a..000000000000
--- a/utils/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-sconsign.dblite