diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
index 6523cbb1a..43d33a3ab 100644
--- a/backend/.dockerignore
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ Thumbs.db
 staticfiles/
 tmp/
 
-# Google credentials (should be mounted, not baked in)
-google_api_credentials.json
-
 # Pre-commit
 .pre-commit-config.yaml