diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f278bb8e7..4b53de03f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ patches/
 git-svn-diff.py
 *.bash
 *.sh
+*.swp
 .buildpath
 .project
 .settings/*
diff --git a/database/.database.sql.swp b/database/.database.sql.swp
deleted file mode 100644
index c1feb4c71..000000000
Binary files a/database/.database.sql.swp and /dev/null differ