diff --git a/robot.py b/robot.py
index 58c009c..9e33f79 100644
--- a/robot.py
+++ b/robot.py
@@ -170,38 +170,6 @@ def fix_repo (repo):
                 pee.wait()
             if o == '' and p.poll() != None: break
 
-    git_ignore = os.path.join(repo, '.gitignore')
-    if not os.path.exists(git_ignore):
-        ignorefile = open(git_ignore, 'w')
-        ignore = '# Compiled source #\n' + \
-            '###################\n' + \
-            '*.com\n' + \
-            '*.class\n'+ \
-            '*.dll\n'+\
-            '*.exe\n'+\
-            '*.o\n'+\
-            '*.so\n'+\
-            '*.pyc\n\n'+\
-            '# Logs and databases #\n'+\
-            '######################\n'+\
-            '*.log\n\n'+\
-            '# OS generated files #\n'+\
-            '######################\n'+\
-            '.DS_Store*\n'+\
-            'ehthumbs.db\n'+\
-            'Icon?\n'+\
-            'Thumbs.db\n'+\
-            'ignorefile.close()'
-        ignorefile.write(ignore)
-        ignorefile.close()
-        try:
-            args =['/usr/bin/git', '--git-dir', gitdir, '--work-tree', repo, 'add', git_ignore] 
-            p = subprocess.Popen(args) 
-            p.wait ()
-            return True
-        except Exception, e:
-            return False
-
     return True
 
 def commit_repo(repo):
@@ -239,7 +207,7 @@ def submit_pull_request(user, repo):
     url = 'https://api.github.com/repos/' + user + '/' + repo + '/pulls'
     params = {'title': 'Hi! We cleaned up your code for you!', 'body': 'Hi'
             + ' there!\n\nThis is WhitespaceBot from [Gun.io](http://gun.io). I\'m an open-source robot that'
-            + ' removes trailing white space in your code, and gives you a gitignore file if you didn\'t have one! '+
+            + ' removes trailing white space in your code. ' +
             'I\'ve only cleaned your most popular project, and I\'ve added you to a list of users not to contact ' +
             'again, so you won\'t get any more pull requests from me unless you ask. If I\'m misbehaving, please email my ' +
             'owner and tell him to turn me off!\n\n== About Gun.io ==\n[Gun.io](http://Gun.io) is a place for hackers to hire ' +