diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d1af97cbaea3..8b2da4dc0832 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,3 +69,6 @@ testfixtures_shared/
 # Generated
 checkstyle_ide.xml
 x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/generated-src/generated/
+
+# JEnv
+.java-version
diff --git a/.java-version b/.java-version
deleted file mode 100644
index aabe6ec3909c..000000000000
--- a/.java-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-21