diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1e8b537..13adaed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ temp/
 backend/public/uploads/
 
 # runtime data stores (mutated by the running app, not source)
-backend/data/scheduled-emails.json
\ No newline at end of file
+backend/data/scheduled-emails.json
+backend/data/banner.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/data/banner.json b/backend/data/banner.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 66f1acb..0000000
--- a/backend/data/banner.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "message": "",
-  "type": "info",
-  "liveFrom": null,
-  "liveTill": null
-}
\ No newline at end of file