diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cb9b773756..ce35528e1f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ coverage
 # Grunt intermediate storage (https://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
 .grunt
 
-# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
-bower_components
-
 # node-waf configuration
 .lock-wscript