diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e5c5b0fbec..32b3edcb784 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,11 +59,7 @@ icu4c/source/config.log
 icu4c/source/config.status
 icu4c/source/config/Makefile.inc
 icu4c/source/config/icu-config
-icu4c/source/data/*.exp
-icu4c/source/data/*.lib
-icu4c/source/data/*.obj
 icu4c/source/data/*.plg
-icu4c/source/data/.links
 icu4c/source/data/Makefile
 icu4c/source/data/build/*.a
 icu4c/source/data/build/*.c
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/.cvsignore b/icu4c/source/data/.cvsignore
index 647c7d08609..ff7dc77393f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/.cvsignore
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/.cvsignore
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 Makefile
-.links
-*.exp
-*.obj
-*.lib
 *.plg
 icupkg.inc
 out
\ No newline at end of file