diff --git a/docs/.gitignore b/docs/.gitignore
index 3971e1c1..c525a0bf 100644
--- a/docs/.gitignore
+++ b/docs/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 build_efeatures
 build
 source/_autosummary
+_build
diff --git a/docs/source/.gitignore b/docs/source/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000