diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c680a6c..79d3358 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pkg/
 .DS_Store
+metadata.json
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ce7797..0000000
--- a/metadata.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/*
-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|                                                                       |
-|                    ==> DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! <==                     |
-|                                                                       |
-|   You should edit the `Modulefile` and run `puppet-module build`      |
-|   to generate the `metadata.json` file for your releases.             |
-|                                                                       |
-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
-*/
-
-{}