diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61627c924..fbb4a46cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,15 +35,11 @@ local.properties
 
 # Gradle generated files
 .gradle/
+gradle/
 
 # Signing files
 .signing/
 
 # OS-specific files
 .DS_Store
-.DS_Store?
-._*
-.Spotlight-V100
-.Trashes
-ehthumbs.db
-Thumbs.db
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store?
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bf4bfe4be..000000000
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = function(grunt) {
-
-  // Project configuration.
-  grunt.initConfig({
-    clean: {
-      build: ["build"]
-    },
-    exec: {
-      npm_pack: {
-        cmd: 'npm pack ./package',
-        cwd: 'build/'
-      },
-	  gradle: 'gradle build'
-    },
-    copy: {
-      package: {
-        files: [
-          { expand: true, src: 'package.json', dest: 'build/package' },
-		  { expand: true, cwd: 'widgets/build/outputs/aar', src: 'widgets-release.aar', dest: 'build/package/platforms/android' }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    mkdir: {
-      build: {
-        options: {
-          create: ["build/package"]
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  });
-
-  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-exec');
-  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-copy');
-  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-clean');
-  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-mkdir');
-
-  // Default task(s).
-  grunt.registerTask('default', [
-    'clean:build',
-    'mkdir:build',
-	'exec:gradle',
-    'copy:package',
-    'exec:npm_pack'
-  ]);
-};