diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 08206ab9e1..e140598ee0 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 *.cdl text
 *.F90 text
 *.F90_in text
-*.mod text
 *.py text
 *.sh text
 *.txt text