diff --git a/packages/flutter/.gitignore b/packages/flutter/.gitignore
index fc43d2ea337..d18e29b8f2b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/flutter/.gitignore
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 .pub/
 AUTHORS
 LICENSE
-packages
 pubspec.lock