diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 385ce68d..b9f07468 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ session_topology/lab/data/association_matrix.tsv
 Gemfile.lock
 
 # ignore .vscode folder
-.vscode
+.vscode/
 
 # ignore data
 session_ml/SingleCell/lab/data
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ad65557d..00000000
--- a/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "recommendations": [
-        "bogem.bogems-night-owl"
-    ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file