diff --git a/.hgignore b/.gitignore
similarity index 99%
rename from .hgignore
rename to .gitignore
index 3e3f68fd6..ff97acffa 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-syntax:glob
 aclocal.m4
 autom4te*
 config.cache