diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6357923..dbbf266 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 # ignore all workspace files but external repository listing
-/.metadata/*
-!/.metadata/.plugins
-/.metadata/.plugins/*
-!/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime
-/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/*
-!/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings
-/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/*
-!/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/com.xilinx.sdk.sw.prefs
+/.metadata/
 /RemoteSystemsTempFiles/
 .analytics
 .Xil/*