diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e84b81865..097d35d63 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ src/SBMS/*.pyc
 *.png
 *.swp
 *.mil
-# halld_recon_prereqs_version.xml
+halld_recon_prereqs_version.xml
diff --git a/halld_recon_prereqs_version.xml b/halld_recon_prereqs_version.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c1e146e1..000000000
--- a/halld_recon_prereqs_version.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/halld_versions/version7.xsl"?>
-<gversions file="version_5.16.0.xml" date="2024-04-03">
-<description>Update of halld_recon, halld_sim, hdgeant4, and gluex_MCWrapper</description>
-<!-- <package name="amptools" version="0.15.2"/> -->
-<package name="ccdb" version="1.06.11"/>
-<package name="cernlib" version="2005" word_length="64-bit"/>
-<!-- <package name="diracxx" version="2.1.2"/> -->
-<package name="evio" version="4.4.6"/>
-<!-- <package name="evtgen" version="01.07.00"/> -->
-<!-- <package name="geant4" version="10.04.p02"/> -->
-<!-- <package name="gluex_MCwrapper" version="v2.8.0"/> -->
-<!-- <package name="gluex_root_analysis" version="1.26.0" dirtag="hdr445"/> -->
-<!-- <package name="halld_recon" version="4.45.0"/> -->
-<!-- <package name="halld_sim" version="4.49.0"/> -->
-<package name="hddm" version="4.31.0"/>
-<package name="hdds" version="4.15.0"/>
-<!-- <package name="hdgeant4" version="2.39.0"/> -->
-<!-- <package name="hd_utilities" version="1.47"/> -->
-<!-- <package name="hepmc" version="2.06.10"/> -->
-<package name="jana" version="2.1.2" home="/w/epsci-sciwork18/rasool/gluex_jana2_2023/JANA2"/>
-<!-- <package name="lapack" version="3.9.0"/> -->
-<!-- <package name="photos" version="3.61"/> -->
-<package name="rcdb" version="0.07.01"/>
-<package name="root" version="6.24.04"/>
-<package name="sqlitecpp" version="3.1.1"/>
-<package name="sqlite" version="3.36.0" year="2021"/>
-<package name="xerces-c" version="3.2.3"/>
-</gversions>