diff --git a/src/steps/clearUnnecessaryFiles.ts b/src/steps/clearUnnecessaryFiles.ts
index e67d1cb3c..7b6c1a981 100644
--- a/src/steps/clearUnnecessaryFiles.ts
+++ b/src/steps/clearUnnecessaryFiles.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const globPaths = [
 	".circleci/config.yml",
 	".babelrc",
 	".npmignore",
+	".eslintrc",
 	"CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md",
 	"CONTRIBUTING.md",
 	"codecov.yml",