diff --git a/install/unix/.cvsignore b/install/unix/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 33c4fd3c62..0000000000
--- a/install/unix/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-configure
-config.cache
-config.status
-Linux.system.cache
-linux-gnu.system.cache
-system.list