diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9668a4960..381a908c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 *.ihex
 *.pyc
 *~
-.DS_Store
 obj_*
 Makefile.target
 doc/html
@@ -71,13 +70,6 @@ summary
 tests/[0-9][0-9]-*/report
 tests/[0-9][0-9]-*/org/
 
-# cscope files
-cscope.*
-
-# vim swap files
-*.swp
-*.swo
-
 # x86 UEFI files
 cpu/x86/uefi/Makefile.uefi
 cpu/x86/uefi/edk2