diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e689bc2d..000000000
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Git Related Items
-.git
-.github
-.gitignore
-
-# CI Related Items
-.travis.yml
-cloudbuild.yaml
-.golangci.yml
-.zappr.yaml
-
-# Other
-docs
-OWNERS
-vendor
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 303a3e99a..81bb96c9a 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,3 @@ updates:
       dev-dependencies:
         patterns:
           - "*"
-  - package-ecosystem: "docker" # Keep Docker dependencies up to date
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    groups:
-      dev-dependencies:
-        patterns:
-          - "*"
diff --git a/.ko.yaml b/.ko.yaml
index b457e288b..41a1f0aec 100644
--- a/.ko.yaml
+++ b/.ko.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ builds:
   - -s
   - -w
   - -X sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/pkg/apis/externaldns.Version={{.Env.VERSION}}
-