diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1f9677e47366..2bcc0950d01b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ datafusion/core/benches/data/*
 filtered_rat.txt
 rat.txt
 
-# data generated by examples
-datafusion-examples/examples/datafusion-examples/
-
 # Samply profile data
 profile.json.gz