diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e82b2f488c..6cf1596143d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # editor and OS artifacts
 *~
+/.vs
 .DS_STORE
 
 # query compilation caches
@@ -8,8 +9,3 @@
 # qltest projects and artifacts
 */ql/test/**/*.testproj
 */ql/test/**/*.actual
-/.vs/slnx.sqlite
-/.vs/ql/v15/Browse.VC.opendb
-/.vs/ql/v15/Browse.VC.db
-/.vs/ProjectSettings.json
-