diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8cf78452c..be8430509 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ coverage
 .buildpath
 .project
 .settings/
-local/cache/*
 local/media/documents/*
 local/media/images/*
 web/assets/*
diff --git a/local/cache/.gitkeep b/local/cache/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100755
index e69de29bb..000000000