diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 620924397f..1e98864411 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ linux-default/
 *.bin
 *.log
 *.p2s
+out/
 savestate-out/
 savestate_out/
 failures/
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ custom_assets/jak3/merc_replacements/*
 svnrev.h
 common/versions/revision.h
 ci-artifacts/
-out/build/
 __pycache__/
 
 # sqlite stuff
diff --git a/out/jak1/fr3/.gitignore b/out/jak1/fr3/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 268b9c8dd5..0000000000
--- a/out/jak1/fr3/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!hash.md5
diff --git a/out/jak1/iso/.gitignore b/out/jak1/iso/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 268b9c8dd5..0000000000
--- a/out/jak1/iso/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!hash.md5
diff --git a/out/jak1/obj/.gitignore b/out/jak1/obj/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 268b9c8dd5..0000000000
--- a/out/jak1/obj/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!hash.md5
diff --git a/out/jak2/fr3/.gitignore b/out/jak2/fr3/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 268b9c8dd5..0000000000
--- a/out/jak2/fr3/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!hash.md5
diff --git a/out/jak2/iso/.gitignore b/out/jak2/iso/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 268b9c8dd5..0000000000
--- a/out/jak2/iso/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!hash.md5
diff --git a/out/jak2/obj/.gitignore b/out/jak2/obj/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 268b9c8dd5..0000000000
--- a/out/jak2/obj/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!hash.md5
diff --git a/out/jak3/fr3/.gitignore b/out/jak3/fr3/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 268b9c8dd5..0000000000
--- a/out/jak3/fr3/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!hash.md5
diff --git a/out/jak3/iso/.gitignore b/out/jak3/iso/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 268b9c8dd5..0000000000
--- a/out/jak3/iso/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!hash.md5
diff --git a/out/jak3/obj/.gitignore b/out/jak3/obj/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 268b9c8dd5..0000000000
--- a/out/jak3/obj/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore
-!hash.md5