diff --git a/core/prelude-editor.el b/core/prelude-editor.el
index 65d84c7..f3871d2 100644
--- a/core/prelude-editor.el
+++ b/core/prelude-editor.el
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@
             (mapcar 'file-truename (list prelude-savefile-dir package-user-dir)))))
 
 (add-to-list 'recentf-exclude 'prelude-recentf-exclude-p)
-;; ignore magit's commit message files
-(add-to-list 'recentf-exclude "COMMIT_EDITMSG\\'")
 
 (recentf-mode +1)