diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dad5a3efd8bcae..05e859c3066802 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ vgcore.*
 v8*.log
 perf.data
 perf.data.old
-.waf*
 tags
-.lock-wscript
 *.pyc
 doc/api.xml
 tmp/
@@ -34,9 +32,7 @@ iojs_g
 node
 node_g
 *.swp
-.benchmark_reports
 icu_config.gypi
-.eslintcache
 node_trace.*.log
 coverage/
 !**/node_modules/**/coverage
@@ -64,8 +60,6 @@ ipch/
 *.opensdf
 *.VC.db
 *.VC.opendb
-.vs/
-.vscode/
 /*.exe
 
 /config.mk
@@ -86,7 +80,6 @@ deps/icu*.tgz
 deps/icu-tmp
 ./node_modules
 android-toolchain/
-.svn/
 
 # generated by gyp on Windows
 deps/openssl/openssl.props