diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c7cac2705..39aa024bdc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "validator": "~1.5.1",
     "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "~0.1.12",
     "nodebb-plugin-markdown": "~0.1.7",
-    "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "0.0.3",
+    "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "git://github.com/designcreateplay/nodebb-theme-vanilla.git#HEAD",
     "nodebb-theme-cerulean": "0.0.3"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/.gitignore b/plugins/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000