diff --git a/gst-libs/ext/.gitignore b/gst-libs/ext/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 20645e6412..0000000000
--- a/gst-libs/ext/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ffmpeg
diff --git a/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am
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index f9beb01ecc..0000000000
--- a/gst-libs/ext/Makefile.am
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-SUBDIRS =
-DIST_SUBDIRS =