diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dc37550eb4a..ab3c453785d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ custom2/
 nbproject
 .settings/
 .buildpath
+default.properties
 /.git
diff --git a/default.properties b/default.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cc29631d3e..00000000000
--- a/default.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# This file is automatically generated by Android Tools.
-# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
-# 
-# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems.
-# 
-# To customize properties used by the Ant build system use,
-# "build.properties", and override values to adapt the script to your
-# project structure.
-
-# Indicates whether an apk should be generated for each density.
-split.density=false