diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 619fe07b6f..0000000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-source venv/bin/activate
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a38469fad5..7dc4b4935d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ assembl/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/*.jed.json
 .log
 .cache
 
+.env
+
 # buildout
 /.installed.cfg
 /.mr.developer.cfg
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ var/db/virtuoso.trx
 var/db/virtuoso.lck
 assembl-virtuoso-backup.bp
 
-#test 
+#test
 junit.xml
 htmlcov/
 
@@ -97,3 +99,10 @@ htmlcov/
 .gtm/
 doc/autodoc
 doc/jsdoc
+
+#idealoom
+circusd.conf
+local.ini
+local.ini.*
+random.ini
+message-extraction.ini