diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2564b65dc..434309e31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ comparer-config.toml
 # Extra files in the source distribution (see make_src_dist.py)
 /dist/
 
-# Local release staging
-/_release_tmp/
-
 *.appimage
 *.AppImage