diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index beb8dfa88..5be00ff8d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-*.pyc
-*.hdf5
-*.xdmf
 *.bak
 *~
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/examples/.gitignore b/examples/.gitignore
index 883b9d0de..60ef21c49 100644
--- a/examples/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 *.C_ref
-*.mesh
-*.outputConstitutive
-*.outputCrystallite
-*.outputHomogenization
-*.spectralOut
+*.hdf5
+*.xdmf
 *.sta
 *.vt*
 postProc
diff --git a/python/.gitignore b/python/.gitignore
index bd729dc2c..1cb7eb8a5 100644
--- a/python/.gitignore
+++ b/python/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+*.pyc
 dist
 damask.egg-info