diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b0c803ca912..eb18986cf68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,13 +21,8 @@ backwards/
 ## files to ensure common coding style across Eclipse and IDEA.
 .project
 .classpath
-/.settings
 eclipse-build
-*/.project
-*/.classpath
-*/eclipse-build
-*/.settings
-plugins/*/.settings
+.settings
 
 ## netbeans ignores
 nb-configuration.xml