diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index df447746a9d..e636392ac36 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ lib*.pc
 # style related temporary outputs
 *.uncrustify
 .venv
+
+# added output when modifying check_gucs_are_alphabetically_sorted.sh
+guc.out
diff --git a/gucs.out b/gucs.out
deleted file mode 100644
index 8501e6c1f75..00000000000
--- a/gucs.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
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