diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 75b54b2..329c765 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 __pycache__
+
+# Remove emacs tilde files
+.gitignore~
 pridefetch~
 README.md~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore~ b/.gitignore~
deleted file mode 100644
index 6123105..0000000
--- a/.gitignore~
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__pycache__\npridefetch~\nREADME.md~
\ No newline at end of file