diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 475641b..11669f6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 
 # Rust
 Cargo.lock
+apps/desktop/src-tauri/.cargo/config.toml
 
 # Tauri auto-generated schemas
 apps/desktop/src-tauri/gen/schemas/
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/.cargo/config.toml b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/.cargo/config.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9aa8b66..0000000
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/.cargo/config.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Tectonic build configuration for local macOS development (Homebrew).
-# ICU is keg-only in Homebrew, so pkg-config can't find it without this path.
-# HarfBuzz headers need the parent include directory for #include <harfbuzz/hb.h>.
-# ICU 78+ requires C++17.
-# On Linux, system packages are in standard paths — these extra paths are harmless.
-#
-# CI overrides: force=false means CI env vars (TECTONIC_DEP_BACKEND=vcpkg,
-# VCPKG_ROOT, CXXFLAGS, CFLAGS) take precedence over these defaults.
-[env]
-PKG_CONFIG_PATH = { value = "/opt/homebrew/opt/icu4c/lib/pkgconfig", force = false }
-CXXFLAGS = { value = "-I/opt/homebrew/include -std=c++17", force = false }
-CFLAGS = { value = "-I/opt/homebrew/include", force = false }