diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ffc472b..e52d469d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 node_modules/
 .history
 .DS_Store
-.idea
 site/
diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 13566b81..000000000
--- a/.idea/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Default ignored files
-/shelf/
-/workspace.xml
-# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
-/httpRequests/
-# Datasource local storage ignored files
-/dataSources/
-/dataSources.local.xml
diff --git a/.idea/HowToCook.iml b/.idea/HowToCook.iml
deleted file mode 100644
index d0876a78..000000000
--- a/.idea/HowToCook.iml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module type="PYTHON_MODULE" version="4">
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-  </component>
-</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 49a6dc61..000000000
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.8" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
-  <component name="PyCharmDSProjectLayout">
-    <option name="id" value="JupyterRightHiddenStructureLayout" />
-  </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 918fc9ca..000000000
--- a/.idea/modules.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
-    <modules>
-      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/HowToCook.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/HowToCook.iml" />
-    </modules>
-  </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 94a25f7f..000000000
--- a/.idea/vcs.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
-    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
-  </component>
-</project>
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