diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ae4e50dd..b223257f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ gen/
 android/icons/*.png
 
 libttsespeak.so
-espeak-data.zip
-espeak-data-en_only.zip
 
 # autotools