diff --git a/.bowerrc b/.bowerrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d823fe..0000000
--- a/.bowerrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"registry": {
-		"search": [
-			"http://registry.origami.ft.com",
-			"https://bower.herokuapp.com"
-		]
-	}
-}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 17a8894..e362ae4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ demos/local/
 node_modules/
 .editorconfig
 .DS_Store
+.bowerrc