diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 6399b9ea4..248190721 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 *-s.c
 *.conf
-.deps
 dll-preload.c
 dll-preload.h
diff --git a/frontend/.gitignore b/frontend/.gitignore
index 62cc96b1c..90f73a953 100644
--- a/frontend/.gitignore
+++ b/frontend/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-.deps
 saned
 scanimage
diff --git a/include/.gitignore b/include/.gitignore
index ba1174b85..fb772cbfa 100644
--- a/include/.gitignore
+++ b/include/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-
 _stdint.h
 byteorder.h
diff --git a/japi/.gitignore b/japi/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 39a06683b..000000000
--- a/japi/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.deps
diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 39a06683b..000000000
--- a/lib/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.deps
diff --git a/sanei/.gitignore b/sanei/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 39a06683b..000000000
--- a/sanei/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.deps
diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
index 334bef0c7..445cc644d 100644
--- a/tools/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.deps
 gamma4scanimage
 hal
 sane-backends.pc
diff --git a/tools/hotplug-ng/.gitignore b/tools/hotplug-ng/.gitignore
index a50d28e89..c63faf474 100644
--- a/tools/hotplug-ng/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/hotplug-ng/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-
 libsane.db
diff --git a/tools/hotplug/.gitignore b/tools/hotplug/.gitignore
index 1c0b5d303..e194d2893 100644
--- a/tools/hotplug/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/hotplug/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-
 libsane.usermap