diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3345ce08..a6828714 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ coverage/*
 *.swp
 public/uploads/
 .rvmrc
+.directory
diff --git a/app/assets/images/.directory b/app/assets/images/.directory
deleted file mode 100644
index dbc00344..00000000
--- a/app/assets/images/.directory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[Dolphin]
-ShowPreview=true
-Timestamp=2011,12,13,12,22,12
-Version=2
diff --git a/lib/.directory b/lib/.directory
deleted file mode 100644
index c0d0b18f..00000000
--- a/lib/.directory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[Dolphin]
-AdditionalInfoV2=Details_Size,Details_Date,CustomizedDetails
-Timestamp=2011,12,4,1,34,13
-Version=2
-ViewMode=1
diff --git a/lib/gitlabhq/.directory b/lib/gitlabhq/.directory
deleted file mode 100644
index fcaf533b..00000000
--- a/lib/gitlabhq/.directory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[Dolphin]
-AdditionalInfoV2=Details_Size,Details_Date,CustomizedDetails
-Timestamp=2011,12,4,1,34,17
-Version=2
-ViewMode=1
diff --git a/public/.directory b/public/.directory
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bb0b816..00000000
--- a/public/.directory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[Dolphin]
-ShowPreview=true
-Timestamp=2011,11,6,21,7,47
-Version=2