diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2898c4246..574e9809d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ docs/_build/
 
 # PyBuilder
 target/
-.idea
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 94a25f7f4..000000000
--- a/.idea/vcs.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
-    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
-  </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file