diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96223f4..f4f6717 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -305,10 +305,6 @@ publish/
 # Publish Web Output
 *.[Pp]ublish.xml
 *.azurePubxml
-# TODO: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings 
-# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
-*.pubxml
-*.publishproj
 
 # NuGet Packages
 *.nupkg