diff --git a/crates/goose-acp/.gooseignore b/crates/goose-acp/.gooseignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 550684df254..00000000000
--- a/crates/goose-acp/.gooseignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# This file is created automatically if no .gooseignore exists.
-# Customize or uncomment the patterns below instead of deleting the file.
-# Removing it will simply cause goose to recreate it on the next start.
-#
-# Suggested patterns you can uncomment if desired:
-# **/.ssh/**        # block SSH keys and configs
-# **/*.key         # block loose private keys
-# **/*.pem         # block certificates/private keys
-# **/.git/**        # block git metadata entirely
-# **/target/**     # block Rust build artifacts
-# **/node_modules/** # block JS/TS dependencies
-# **/*.db          # block local database files
-# **/*.sqlite      # block SQLite databases
-#
-
-**/.env
-**/.env.*
-**/secrets.*
diff --git a/crates/goose-mcp/.gooseignore b/crates/goose-mcp/.gooseignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 550684df254..00000000000
--- a/crates/goose-mcp/.gooseignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# This file is created automatically if no .gooseignore exists.
-# Customize or uncomment the patterns below instead of deleting the file.
-# Removing it will simply cause goose to recreate it on the next start.
-#
-# Suggested patterns you can uncomment if desired:
-# **/.ssh/**        # block SSH keys and configs
-# **/*.key         # block loose private keys
-# **/*.pem         # block certificates/private keys
-# **/.git/**        # block git metadata entirely
-# **/target/**     # block Rust build artifacts
-# **/node_modules/** # block JS/TS dependencies
-# **/*.db          # block local database files
-# **/*.sqlite      # block SQLite databases
-#
-
-**/.env
-**/.env.*
-**/secrets.*