diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53babcd731562cfbea3ea0cfbfd8222dfabc2a89..7f9d61d2e564a68600eace498dc2120e11e99686 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CTestTestfile.cmake
 CMakeFiles
 cmake_install.cmake
 stage
-tests
 dng
 gipltng
 ost