diff --git a/.config/git/ignore b/.config/git/ignore
index 381ee79..db769e2 100644
--- a/.config/git/ignore
+++ b/.config/git/ignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Ignore .git directory (mostly for tools like rg and fd)
+/.git
+
 # Ignore all compiled zsh-files
 *.zwc
 
diff --git a/.config/vim/vimrc.d/20-plugins.vim b/.config/vim/vimrc.d/20-plugins.vim
index 0f5b06c..d54acd9 100644
--- a/.config/vim/vimrc.d/20-plugins.vim
+++ b/.config/vim/vimrc.d/20-plugins.vim
@@ -30,26 +30,3 @@ if (exists("g:loaded_tmux_navigator"))
 	" Disable tmux navigator when zooming the Vim pane
 	let g:tmux_navigator_disable_when_zoomed = 1
 endif
-
-if (get(g:, 'loaded_fzf'))
-	" Redefine :Rg to ignore the .git directory
-	let s:rg_to_add = " -g ['\"]!.git['\"] "
-	let s:rg_desc = get(nvim_get_commands({}), 'Rg', {})
-
-	if get(s:rg_desc, 'definition', s:rg_to_add) !~ s:rg_to_add
-		" Adjust quotes depending on the definition
-		let s:rg_quote = s:rg_desc['definition'] =~ '^[^(]*("' ? "'" : '"'
-		let s:rg_to_add = substitute(s:rg_to_add, "\\V['\"]", s:rg_quote, 'g')
-
-		let s:rg_definition = substitute(s:rg_desc['definition'], ' -- ',
-		                               \ s:rg_to_add .. '-- ', '')
-		" See :h command-attributes
-		" TODO: what is complete_arg?
-		let s:opts = filter(copy(s:rg_desc),
-			\ {key, val -> -1 < index(['nargs', 'complete', 'range', 'count',
-			                         \ 'addr', 'bang', 'bar', 'register',
-			                         \ 'keepscript'], key)
-			\ })
-		call nvim_create_user_command('Rg', s:rg_definition, s:opts)
-	endif
-endif
diff --git a/.config/zsh/.zprofile b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
index d2f96df..383d97a 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/.zprofile
+++ b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND_NO_RG+=" | cut -c3-"
 export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND_NO_RG
 
 if (( $+commands[rg] )); then
-	# Prune `.git/` and everything ignored by gitignore(5)
-	FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="rg -L --files -g '!.git'"
+	# Ignore gitignore(5)d files, see also $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore
+	FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="rg -L --files"
 else
 	# Fallback to hardcoding the most important paths to prune
 	FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="$FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND_NO_RG"