diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a31355f1..da24b60e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 bin
 *.mdb
 *.pidb
+*.userprefs
diff --git a/websocket-sharp.userprefs b/websocket-sharp.userprefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b182064..00000000
--- a/websocket-sharp.userprefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<Properties>
-  <MonoDevelop.Ide.Workspace ActiveConfiguration="Debug_Ubuntu" />
-  <MonoDevelop.Ide.Workbench />
-  <MonoDevelop.Ide.DebuggingService.Breakpoints>
-    <BreakpointStore />
-  </MonoDevelop.Ide.DebuggingService.Breakpoints>
-  <MonoDevelop.Ide.DebuggingService.PinnedWatches />
-</Properties>
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