diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a965b494c..e8527bbaf4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -98,12 +98,9 @@ tools/jsdoc/package-lock.json
 # Python compile artifacts
 **/__pycache__
 
-# ignore unneeded unity project files for avatar exporter
-tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Library
-tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Logs
-tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Packages
-tools/unity-avatar-exporter/ProjectSettings
-tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Temp
+# ignore local unity project files for avatar exporter
+tools/unity-avatar-exporter
+
 server-console/package-lock.json
 vcpkg/
 /tools/nitpick/compiledResources
diff --git a/tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Assets/Editor.meta b/tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Assets/Editor.meta
deleted file mode 100644
index cf7dcf12dd..0000000000
--- a/tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Assets/Editor.meta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-fileFormatVersion: 2
-guid: 02111c50e71dd664da8ad5c6a6eca767
-folderAsset: yes
-DefaultImporter:
-  externalObjects: {}
-  userData: 
-  assetBundleName: 
-  assetBundleVariant: 
diff --git a/tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Assets/Editor/AvatarExporter.cs.meta b/tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Assets/Editor/AvatarExporter.cs.meta
deleted file mode 100644
index 373aecc6a8..0000000000
--- a/tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Assets/Editor/AvatarExporter.cs.meta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-fileFormatVersion: 2
-guid: 00403fdc52187214c8418bc0a7f387e2
-MonoImporter:
-  externalObjects: {}
-  serializedVersion: 2
-  defaultReferences: []
-  executionOrder: 0
-  icon: {instanceID: 0}
-  userData: 
-  assetBundleName: 
-  assetBundleVariant: 
diff --git a/tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Assets/README.txt.meta b/tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Assets/README.txt.meta
deleted file mode 100644
index 148fd21fdd..0000000000
--- a/tools/unity-avatar-exporter/Assets/README.txt.meta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-fileFormatVersion: 2
-guid: 30b2b6221fd08234eb07c4d6d525d32e
-TextScriptImporter:
-  externalObjects: {}
-  userData: 
-  assetBundleName: 
-  assetBundleVariant: