diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74a5748b85..6e6b69cb66 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,9 +32,5 @@ DerivedData
 interface/external/*/*
 !interface/external/*/readme.txt
 
-# ignore libraries externals
-libraries/*/externals/*/*
-!libraries/*/externals/*/readme.txt
-
 # Ignore interfaceCache for Linux users
 interface/interfaceCache/
diff --git a/libraries/networking/externals/libcuckoo/readme.txt b/libraries/networking/externals/libcuckoo/readme.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b86f8bc609..0000000000
--- a/libraries/networking/externals/libcuckoo/readme.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-Instructions for adding the libcuckoo library to Interface
-Stephen Birarda, November 5, 2014
-
-1. Download the libcuckoo ZIP from the High Fidelity libcuckoo fork on Github.
-  	https://github.com/highfidelity/libcuckoo/archive/master.zip
-   
-2. Copy the libcuckoo folder from inside the ZIP to libraries/networking/externals/libcuckoo/.
-	
-	You should have the following structure:
-	
-	libraries/networking/externals/libcuckoo/libcuckoo/cuckoohash_map.hh
-   
-3. Delete your build directory, run cmake and build, and you should be all set.