diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01fc9231bc..cbf74702cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ yarn-error.log
 *.css
 
 package-lock.json
+
+.java-version
diff --git a/.java-version b/.java-version
deleted file mode 100644
index 6259340971..0000000000
--- a/.java-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.8