diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 93c90ec2a..8f598f0df 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 packages/*
 dist
 pythonnet.egg-info
+*.userprefs
diff --git a/monopythonnet.userprefs b/monopythonnet.userprefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 79938e85b..000000000
--- a/monopythonnet.userprefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<UserCombinePreferences filename="/home/heimes/dev/python/pythonnet25/monopythonnet.mds">
-  <Files />
-  <Views>
-    <ViewMemento Id="MonoDevelop.Ide.Gui.Pads.ProjectPad">
-      <TreeView>
-        <Node expanded="True">
-          <Node name="Console" expanded="True" selected="True" />
-          <Node name="Python.Runtime" expanded="True" />
-        </Node>
-      </TreeView>
-    </ViewMemento>
-    <ViewMemento Id="MonoDevelop.Ide.Gui.Pads.ClassPad">
-      <TreeView>
-        <Node expanded="True" />
-      </TreeView>
-    </ViewMemento>
-  </Views>
-  <Properties>
-    <Properties>
-      <Property key="ActiveConfiguration" value="Debug" />
-      <Property key="ActiveWindow" value="" />
-    </Properties>
-  </Properties>
-</UserCombinePreferences>
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