diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4bb6c683..2dc19e8f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -198,8 +198,6 @@ const generateConfig = () => {
       {
         name: 'ackama/ignores',
         ignores: [
-          // todo: this shouldn't be needed anymore, but we've kept it for now as it doesn't hurt
-          '!.eslintrc.js',
           'node_modules/*',
           'coverage/*',
           'bundle/*',