diff --git a/web/backend/.gitignore b/web/backend/.gitignore
index ef8dd4e42..509042171 100644
--- a/web/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/web/backend/.gitignore
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ picoclaw-web
# Frontend build artifacts (embedded by Go)
dist/*
!dist/.gitkeep
-!dist/index.html
# OS
.DS_Store
diff --git a/web/backend/dist/index.html b/web/backend/dist/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d791a1cd..000000000
--- a/web/backend/dist/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-PicoClaw