diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 165592b99..7b6e769a1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ source_downloads
 # Configuration files for Visual Studio Code
 .vscode/
 
-build/
 datatool/
 datatools/
 __pycache__/