diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
index c6273596b..679fb9026 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ tags
 [Ii]nclude
 [Ll]ib
 [Ll]ib64
-[Ll]ocal
 [Ss]cripts
 pyvenv.cfg
 pip-selfcheck.json