diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5e6ea4f35b7..3826dbbf23a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ _configs.sed
 *.lo
 *.a
 *.la
-*.pyc
 gen-cpp
 gen-cpp2
 /thrift/.python-local/