diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43e75541..d1f8c43d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,8 +49,5 @@ nosetests.xml
 # Built documentation
 docs/_build/*
 
-# credentials and other uncheckinables
-host_settings.py
-
 # database of vbench
 benchmarks.db