diff --git a/.hgignore b/.gitignore
similarity index 87%
rename from .hgignore
rename to .gitignore
index c27ee1e..8339fd6 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 # Add no patterns to .hgignore except for files generated by the build.
-syntax:glob
 last-change