diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 29bba21730..0000000000
--- a/.hgignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-^tailor.state.old$
-^tailor.state.journal$
-\.csproj$
-\.csproj\.user$
-\.mdp$
-\.mds$
-\.dll\.build$
-^bin/Debug/.+\.dll$
-^bin/.+\.db$
-^bin/OpenSim\.ini$
-^bin/OpenSim\.log$
-^bin/estate_settings\.xml$
-^bin/Regions
-bin/.+\.dll.mdb$
-bin/addin-db-
-bin/.+\.dll$
-bin/.+\.maddin$
-Examples/.+\.dll$
-^bin/.+\.exe
-^(OpenSim|Prebuild)/.+\.(exe|exe\.build|exe\.mdb)$
-^OpenSim\.(build|sln)$
-^Prebuild/Prebuild\.(build|sln)$
-.+~$