diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 6f4a2810a26..5e9dfae55f1 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 # needs additional setup, see tools/mapmerge/install.txt
 # *.dmm merge=merge-dmm
 
-# Nope, now they're binaries.
-*.dmm binary
-
 # dmi icon merger hook
 # needs additional setup, see tools/dmitool/merging.txt
 *.dmi merge=merge-dmi