diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aff5216a..5c9f1aa8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 build/
+*.core
 db.*
 deps/ios_toolchain/
 deps/openssl/
diff --git a/tildefriends.core b/tildefriends.core
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000