diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b1a367..ee01dda 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -136,3 +136,6 @@ gradle-app.setting
 
 # # Work around https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-116898
 # gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+
+# IntelliJ
+*.iml
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diff --git a/backend.iml b/backend.iml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eae0df..0000000
--- a/backend.iml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module version="4">
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
-    <exclude-output />
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.gradle" />
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
-    </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-  </component>
-</module>
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