diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f067893c77..ac61591bfd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ persist
 selfdrive/pandad/pandad
 cereal/services.h
 cereal/gen
+cereal/messaging/bridge
 selfdrive/logcatd/logcatd
 selfdrive/mapd/default_speeds_by_region.json
 system/proclogd/proclogd
diff --git a/cereal/messaging/.gitignore b/cereal/messaging/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index dbbe8e22ae..0000000000
--- a/cereal/messaging/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-demo
-bridge
-test_runner
-*.o
-*.os
-*.d
-*.a
-*.so
-messaging_pyx.cpp
-build/