diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1d7a5f3..2487ffce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -111,3 +111,4 @@ ENV/
 
 # git
 Changelog
+AUTHORS
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
deleted file mode 100644
index b82bb15d..00000000
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-Alan Meadows <alan.meadows@gmail.com>
-Anthony Lin <anthony.jclin@gmail.com>
-Bryan Strassner <bryan.strassner@gmail.com>
-Felipe Monteiro <felipe.monteiro@att.com>
-Felipe Monteiro <fmontei@users.noreply.github.com>
-Kochetov, Mikhail (mk899x) <mk899x@us.att.com>
-Krysta <klknight23@gmail.com>
-Mark Burnett <mark.m.burnett@gmail.com>
-Mike Kochetov <mike.nycmoma@gmail.com>
-Pete Birley <pete@port.direct>
-Scott Hussey <sh8121@att.com>
-Stacey Fletcher <staceylynnfletcher@gmail.com>
-Tin Lam <tin@irrational.io>
-portdirect <pete@port.direct>