diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
deleted file mode 100644
index bdf8c2015..000000000
--- a/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-AddType image/svg+xml svg
-AddType image/svg+xml svgz
-
-# PROTECT all htaccess files
-<Files ~ "^[\._]ht">
-  Order Allow,Deny
-  Deny from all
-  Satisfy All
-</Files>
-
-# PROTECT config.php
-<files config.php>
-  Order Allow,Deny
-  Deny from all
-  Satisfy all
-</files>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cache/.htaccess b/cache/.htaccess
deleted file mode 100755
index 93169e4eb..000000000
--- a/cache/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Order deny,allow
-Deny from all
diff --git a/classes/.htaccess b/classes/.htaccess
deleted file mode 100644
index 93169e4eb..000000000
--- a/classes/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Order deny,allow
-Deny from all
diff --git a/locale/.htaccess b/locale/.htaccess
deleted file mode 100644
index 93169e4eb..000000000
--- a/locale/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Order deny,allow
-Deny from all
diff --git a/lock/.htaccess b/lock/.htaccess
deleted file mode 100755
index 93169e4eb..000000000
--- a/lock/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Order deny,allow
-Deny from all
diff --git a/schema/.htaccess b/schema/.htaccess
deleted file mode 100644
index 93169e4eb..000000000
--- a/schema/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Order deny,allow
-Deny from all
diff --git a/templates/.htaccess b/templates/.htaccess
deleted file mode 100644
index 93169e4eb..000000000
--- a/templates/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Order deny,allow
-Deny from all
diff --git a/utils/.htaccess b/utils/.htaccess
deleted file mode 100644
index 93169e4eb..000000000
--- a/utils/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Order deny,allow
-Deny from all