diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ec86a9124..5815864747 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -101,12 +101,6 @@ spack.lock
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 CMakeUserPresets.json
 
-# Directories which are created and filled by FetchContent
-share/openPMD/thirdParty/json/
-share/openPMD/thirdParty/toml11/
-share/openPMD/thirdParty/catch2/
-share/openPMD/thirdParty/pybind11/
-
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 # Tools #
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