diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 39dc00e851077898cd51a9efc2ad9c533355f325..2391a5ff1e1e60584e8f14651ef1f93edfe90e50 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CTestTestfile.cmake
 CMakeFiles
 cmake_install.cmake
 stage
-tests
 dng
 gipltng
 ost