diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ js-webshim/minified/extras/ export-ignore
 js-webshim/dev/extras/ export-ignore
 tests/ export-ignore
 Gruntfile.js export-ignore
-bower.json export-ignore
 package.json export-ignore
 webshims.jquery.json export-ignore
 .* export-ignore