diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0edc5126..b6ae9f81 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-.lmer
 *.pyc
-problems
 *.swp
 *.swo
 *.egg-info
-tales/
 *-internal*
 *.internal*
 *_internal*