diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e692b61e..9c8eb3a2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -172,4 +172,7 @@ node_modules/
 # outputs folder
 outputs
 # junk stuff
-./src
\ No newline at end of file
+./src
+
+# ignore installation files
+.installed
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backends/llama_cpp_official/.installed b/backends/llama_cpp_official/.installed
deleted file mode 100644
index b5754e20..00000000
--- a/backends/llama_cpp_official/.installed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ok
\ No newline at end of file