diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 56fb29747..853da2261 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ packages/**/*.js
 packages/ui-default/public
 packages/ui-default/misc/.iconfont
 packages/ui-default/static/locale
-plugins/**
+plugins/
 
 # Data files
 *.mmdb
diff --git a/plugins/.gitkeep b/plugins/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000