diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index d9f8a873d1..d71f654d67 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -585,8 +585,6 @@ PIPELINE_JS_COMPRESSOR = None
 STATICFILES_IGNORE_PATTERNS = (
     "sass/*",
     "coffee/*",
-    "*.py",
-    "*.pyc"
 )
 
 PIPELINE_YUI_BINARY = 'yui-compressor'