diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9cc03ecd6..68992330b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ test-conf/
 test-data/
 test-logs/
 src/version.py
+INSTALL
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
deleted file mode 120000
index 13dc4196d..000000000
--- a/INSTALL
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-INSTALL.md
\ No newline at end of file