diff --git a/ietf/contrib/.gitignore b/ietf/contrib/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index ba8bdb3af..000000000
--- a/ietf/contrib/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-/*.pyc
-/*.swp
diff --git a/ietf/contrib/__init__.py b/ietf/contrib/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a4b306690..000000000
--- a/ietf/contrib/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright The IETF Trust 2007, All Rights Reserved
-