diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
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index a671cc680a..0000000000
--- a/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-Options -Indexes
-AddType application/x-java-archive .jar
-AddType audio/ogg .oga
-#AddHandler php53-cgi .php
-
-<FilesMatch "\.(out|log)$">
-  <IfModule authz_host_module>
-    #Apache 2.4
-    Require all denied
-  </IfModule>
-  <IfModule !authz_host_module>
-    #Apache 2.2
-    Deny from all
-  </IfModule>
-</FilesMatch>
-
-<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
-  RewriteEngine on
-  # Protect repository directory from browsing
-  RewriteRule "(^|/)\.git" - [F]
-
-  # Rewrite current-style URLs of the form 'index.php?pagename=x'.
-  # Also place auth information into REMOTE_USER for sites running
-  # in CGI mode.
-
-  # If you have troubles or use VirtualDocumentRoot
-  # uncomment this and set it to the path where your friendica installation is
-  # i.e.:
-  # Friendica url: http://some.example.com
-  # RewriteBase /
-  # Friendica url: http://some.example.com/friendica
-  # RewriteBase /friendica/
-  #
-  #RewriteBase /
-
-  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
-  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
-  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?pagename=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]
-
-</IfModule>