diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitignore b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitignore
index dfe851d..fd16e16 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitignore
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 *.py[cod]
 
-# C extensions
-*.so
-
 # Packages
 *.egg
 *.egg-info
@@ -10,35 +7,23 @@ dist
 build
 eggs
 parts
-bin
-var
 sdist
 develop-eggs
 .installed.cfg
-lib
-lib64
 
 # Installer logs
 pip-log.txt
 
 # Unit test / coverage reports
-.coverage
 .tox
 nosetests.xml
 .testrepository
 
-# Translations
-*.mo
-
 # Mr Developer
 .mr.developer.cfg
 .project
 .pydevproject
 
-# Complexity
-output/*.html
-output/*/index.html
-
 # Sphinx
 doc/build