diff --git a/.hgignore b/.gitignore
similarity index 94%
rename from .hgignore
rename to .gitignore
index f9ddce87..90e56498 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Add no patterns to .hgignore except for files generated by the build.
-syntax:glob
 last-change
 dashboard/coordinator/buildongce/client-*.dat
 dashboard/coordinator/buildongce/token.dat