diff --git a/config_defaults.yml b/config_defaults.yml
index 4d1a5ac6..ffb65e54 100644
--- a/config_defaults.yml
+++ b/config_defaults.yml
@@ -160,5 +160,7 @@ Dockerfile:
   delete: true
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json:
   delete: true
+.devcontainer/README.md:
+  delete: true
 ...
 # vim: syntax=yaml