diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index fd4f8aa8a97..00000000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# ignore mac created DS_Store files
-**/.DS_Store
-
-**/__pycache__
-
-*.log
-
-**/data__nogit
-
-**/.ipynb_checkpoints
-
-index_data
-
-# Default configuration for persist_directory in chromadb/config.py
-# Currently it's located in "./chroma/"
-chroma/
-
-venv
-.env
-.chroma
-*.egg-info
-dist
-
-.terraform/
-.terraform.lock.hcl
-terraform.tfstate
-.hypothesis/
-.idea
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f44b098387..00000000000
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "git.ignoreLimitWarning": true,
-  "editor.rulers": [
-    88
-  ],
-  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-  "python.formatting.provider": "black",
-  "files.exclude": {
-    "**/__pycache__": true,
-    "**/.ipynb_checkpoints": true,
-    "**/.pytest_cache": true,
-    "**/chroma.egg-info": true
-  },
-  "python.analysis.typeCheckingMode": "basic",
-  "python.linting.flake8Enabled": true,
-  "python.linting.enabled": true,
-  "python.linting.flake8Args": [
-    "--extend-ignore=E203",
-    "--extend-ignore=E501",
-    "--extend-ignore=E503",
-    "--max-line-length=88"
-  ],
-  "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
-    "."
-  ],
-  "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
-  "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
-  "editor.formatOnPaste": true,
-  "python.linting.mypyEnabled": true,
-  "python.linting.mypyCategorySeverity.note": "Error",
-  "python.linting.mypyArgs": [
-    "--follow-imports=silent",
-    "--ignore-missing-imports",
-    "--show-column-numbers",
-    "--no-pretty",
-    "--strict",
-    "--disable-error-code=type-abstract"
-  ]
-}