diff --git a/Ports/git/.gitignore b/Ports/git/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e563d9345..0000000000
--- a/Ports/git/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-!default_gitconfig
diff --git a/Ports/git/default_gitconfig b/Ports/git/default_gitconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 5093dea14d..0000000000
--- a/Ports/git/default_gitconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[core]
-    editor = TextEditor
-    pager = less
-
-[user]
-    email = anon
-    name = anon
diff --git a/Ports/git/package.sh b/Ports/git/package.sh
index ece9a8dfe4..5c7c1f75a3 100755
--- a/Ports/git/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/git/package.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@ build() {
 
 post_install() {
     run mkdir -p "${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/home/anon"
-    run_nocd cp default_gitconfig "${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/home/anon/.gitconfig"
+    cat << 'EOF' > "${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/home/anon/.gitconfig"
+[core]
+    editor = TextEditor
+    pager = less
+
+[user]
+    email = anon
+    name = anon
+EOF
 }
 
 export NO_PERL=YesPlease