diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 1e98e90..d339a8f 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -4,17 +4,5 @@
 # Custom for Visual Studio
 *.cs     diff=csharp
 
-# Standard to msysgit
-*.doc	 diff=astextplain
-*.DOC	 diff=astextplain
-*.docx diff=astextplain
-*.DOCX diff=astextplain
-*.dot  diff=astextplain
-*.DOT  diff=astextplain
-*.pdf  diff=astextplain
-*.PDF	 diff=astextplain
-*.rtf	 diff=astextplain
-*.RTF	 diff=astextplain
-
 *.java text eol=lf
 *.java diff=java