diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 64e2dc5733..9f9debd85c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ var/
 .vscode/
 
 # IntelliJ IDE, except project config
-.idea/*
-!.idea/studio.iml
+.idea/
+/*.iml
 # ignore future updates to run configuration
 .run/devserver.run.xml
 
diff --git a/.idea/studio.iml b/.idea/studio.iml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fb5d94293..0000000000
--- a/.idea/studio.iml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module type="PYTHON_MODULE" version="4">
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
-      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/contentcuration" isTestSource="false" />
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/contentcuration/contentcuration/static/js/bundles" />
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/contentcuration/contentcuration/static/studio" />
-    </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-  </component>
-  <component name="PackageRequirementsSettings">
-    <option name="requirementsPath" value="" />
-  </component>
-  <component name="TemplatesService">
-    <option name="TEMPLATE_CONFIGURATION" value="Django" />
-    <option name="TEMPLATE_FOLDERS">
-      <list>
-        <option value="$MODULE_DIR$/contentcuration/contentcuration/templates" />
-      </list>
-    </option>
-  </component>
-  <component name="TestRunnerService">
-    <option name="projectConfiguration" value="pytest" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TEST_RUNNER" value="pytest" />
-  </component>
-</module>