diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 46e956c118f..97d1a6b9302 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ bootsnap-compile-cache/
 !/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot
 !/plugins/discourse-presence
 !/plugins/discourse-local-dates
-!/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer
 !/plugins/discourse-unsupported-browser
 /plugins/*/auto_generated/
 
diff --git a/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/public/.gitkeep b/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/public/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000