diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6505e716c..064e7fffe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -51,3 +51,10 @@ tests/letstest/venv3/
 .certbot_test_workspace
 **/assets/pebble*
 **/assets/challtestsrv*
+
+# snap files
+.snapcraft
+parts
+prime
+stage
+*.snap
diff --git a/snap/.gitignore b/snap/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a339aeaa..000000000
--- a/snap/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-.snapcraft
-parts
-prime
-stage
-*.snap
-certbot
-venv
-.idea