diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ae11749556..8a9dbd0daf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ db/*.db-journal
 
 # Ignore customized configs
 rippled.cfg
+validators.txt
 test/config.js
diff --git a/validators.txt b/validators.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index cde2a67113..0000000000
--- a/validators.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Default validators.txt
-#
-# A list of domains to bootstrap a nodes UNLs or for clients to indirectly
-# locate IPs to contact the Newcoin network.
-#
-# This file is UTF-8 with Dos, UNIX, or Mac style end of lines.
-# Blank lines and lines starting with a '#' are ignored.
-# All other lines should be hankos or domain names.
-#
-# [validators]:
-#   List of nodes to accept as validators specified by public key or domain.
-#
-#   For domains, newcoind will probe for https web servers at the specified
-#   domain in the following order: ripple.DOMAIN, www.DOMAIN, DOMAIN
-#
-#   Examples: redstem.com
-#             n9KorY8QtTdRx7TVDpwnG9NvyxsDwHUKUEeDLY3AkiGncVaSXZi5
-#             n9MqiExBcoG19UXwoLjBJnhsxEhAZMuWwJDRdkyDz1EkEkwzQTNt John Doe
-#
-
-[validators]
-n9KPnVLn7ewVzHvn218DcEYsnWLzKerTDwhpofhk4Ym1RUq4TeGw	first
-n9LFzWuhKNvXStHAuemfRKFVECLApowncMAM5chSCL9R5ECHGN4V	second
-n94rSdgTyBNGvYg8pZXGuNt59Y5bGAZGxbxyvjDaqD9ceRAgD85P	third