diff --git a/cmd/executor/cmd/root.go b/cmd/executor/cmd/root.go
index 22ff0f456..0f01d8238 100644
--- a/cmd/executor/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/executor/cmd/root.go
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/buildcontext"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/constants"
-	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/dockerfile"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/executor"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/fileutils"
 	"github.com/genuinetools/amicontained/container"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err := resolveDockerfilePath(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "error resolving dockerfile path")
 		}
-		return removeIgnoredFiles()
+		return nil
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if !checkContained() {
@@ -200,29 +198,6 @@ func resolveSourceContext() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func removeIgnoredFiles() error {
-	if !dockerfile.DockerignoreExists(opts) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	ignore, err := dockerfile.ParseDockerignore(opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logrus.Infof("Removing ignored files from build context: %s", ignore)
-	files, err := util.RelativeFiles("", opts.SrcContext)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting all files in src context")
-	}
-	for _, f := range files {
-		if rm, _ := fileutils.Matches(f, ignore); rm {
-			if err := os.RemoveAll(f); err != nil {
-				logrus.Errorf("Error removing %s from build context", f)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func exit(err error) {
 	fmt.Println(err)
 	os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/integration/dockerignore.go b/integration/dockerignore.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f16f2fec7..000000000
--- a/integration/dockerignore.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2018 Google LLC
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package integration
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-var filesToIgnore = []string{"ignore/fo*", "!ignore/foobar", "ignore/Dockerfile_test_ignore"}
-
-const (
-	ignoreDir                = "ignore"
-	ignoreDockerfile         = "Dockerfile_test_ignore"
-	ignoreDockerfileContents = `FROM scratch
-	COPY . .`
-)
-
-// Set up a test dir to ignore with the structure:
-// ignore
-//  -- Dockerfile_test_ignore
-//  -- foo
-//  -- foobar
-
-func setupIgnoreTestDir() error {
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(ignoreDir, 0750); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Create and write contents to dockerfile
-	path := filepath.Join(ignoreDir, ignoreDockerfile)
-	f, err := os.Create(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.Write([]byte(ignoreDockerfileContents)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	additionalFiles := []string{"ignore/foo", "ignore/foobar"}
-	for _, add := range additionalFiles {
-		a, err := os.Create(add)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer a.Close()
-	}
-	return generateDockerIgnore()
-}
-
-// generate the .dockerignore file
-func generateDockerIgnore() error {
-	f, err := os.Create(".dockerignore")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-	contents := strings.Join(filesToIgnore, "\n")
-	if _, err := f.Write([]byte(contents)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func generateDockerignoreImages(imageRepo string) error {
-
-	dockerfilePath := filepath.Join(ignoreDir, ignoreDockerfile)
-
-	dockerImage := strings.ToLower(imageRepo + dockerPrefix + ignoreDockerfile)
-	dockerCmd := exec.Command("docker", "build",
-		"-t", dockerImage,
-		"-f", path.Join(dockerfilePath),
-		".")
-	_, err := RunCommandWithoutTest(dockerCmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to build image %s with docker command \"%s\": %s", dockerImage, dockerCmd.Args, err)
-	}
-
-	_, ex, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
-	cwd := filepath.Dir(ex)
-	kanikoImage := GetKanikoImage(imageRepo, ignoreDockerfile)
-	kanikoCmd := exec.Command("docker",
-		"run",
-		"-v", os.Getenv("HOME")+"/.config/gcloud:/root/.config/gcloud",
-		"-v", cwd+":/workspace",
-		ExecutorImage,
-		"-f", path.Join(buildContextPath, dockerfilePath),
-		"-d", kanikoImage,
-		"-c", buildContextPath)
-
-	_, err = RunCommandWithoutTest(kanikoCmd)
-	return err
-}
diff --git a/integration/integration_test.go b/integration/integration_test.go
index 594663e8f..313d8f053 100644
--- a/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -275,31 +275,6 @@ func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestDockerignore(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("test_%s", ignoreDockerfile), func(t *testing.T) {
-		if err := setupIgnoreTestDir(); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("error setting up ignore test dir: %v", err)
-		}
-		if err := generateDockerignoreImages(config.imageRepo); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("error generating dockerignore test images: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		dockerImage := GetDockerImage(config.imageRepo, ignoreDockerfile)
-		kanikoImage := GetKanikoImage(config.imageRepo, ignoreDockerfile)
-
-		// container-diff
-		daemonDockerImage := daemonPrefix + dockerImage
-		containerdiffCmd := exec.Command("container-diff", "diff",
-			daemonDockerImage, kanikoImage,
-			"-q", "--type=file", "--type=metadata", "--json")
-		diff := RunCommand(containerdiffCmd, t)
-		t.Logf("diff = %s", string(diff))
-
-		expected := fmt.Sprintf(emptyContainerDiff, dockerImage, kanikoImage, dockerImage, kanikoImage)
-		checkContainerDiffOutput(t, diff, expected)
-	})
-}
-
 type fileDiff struct {
 	Name string
 	Size int