diff --git a/.hgignore b/.gitignore
similarity index 99%
rename from .hgignore
rename to .gitignore
index 997fbc089..eed2f58cb 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-syntax: glob
 # This line is a comment, and will be skipped.
 # Empty lines are skipped too.