diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a454fec09..2d418b7c8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ package-lock.json
 appdates.csv
 .vscode
 .idea/
+_config.yml 
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c74188174..000000000
--- a/_config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-theme: jekyll-theme-slate
\ No newline at end of file