diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 54a656542..fc758c639 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ npm-error.log
 # Treeherder-specific
 dist/
 docs/_build/
-treeherder/media/
 treeherder/static/
 ui/js/config/local.conf.js
 # frontend test coverage
diff --git a/treeherder/config/settings.py b/treeherder/config/settings.py
index cac427c4f..7e2869086 100644
--- a/treeherder/config/settings.py
+++ b/treeherder/config/settings.py
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ WHITENOISE_ROOT = path("..", "dist")
 STATIC_ROOT = path("static")
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 
-MEDIA_ROOT = path("media")
-MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
-
 # Default minimum regression threshold for perfherder is 2% (otherwise
 # e.g. the build size tests will alert on every commit)
 PERFHERDER_REGRESSION_THRESHOLD = 2
diff --git a/treeherder/media/.gitkeep b/treeherder/media/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000