diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47b067646d..d93b08269b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 *.xcodeproj
 /.idea/
 /dist/
-/external_binaries/
 /out/
 /vendor/.gclient
 /vendor/debian_jessie_mips64-sysroot/
diff --git a/docs/development/source-code-directory-structure.md b/docs/development/source-code-directory-structure.md
index fffab3d525..4a76682b9d 100644
--- a/docs/development/source-code-directory-structure.md
+++ b/docs/development/source-code-directory-structure.md
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ Electron
 * **.github** - GitHub-specific config files including issues templates and CODEOWNERS.
 * **dist** - Temporary directory created by `script/create-dist.py` script
   when creating a distribution.
-* **external_binaries** - Downloaded binaries of third-party frameworks which
-  do not support building with `gn`.
 * **node_modules** - Third party node modules used for building.
 * **npm** - Logic for installation of Electron via npm.
 * **out** - Temporary output directory of `ninja`.