diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss-language-server/src/server.ts b/packages/tailwindcss-language-server/src/server.ts
index 1ce4dd91f3cefcdef6f5fa531d8b8de67dbedcdf..6b6877cb8baaeddb2e05bb3c0c94263a4d2be74a 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss-language-server/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss-language-server/src/server.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@   '!',
   // JIT opacity modifiers
   '/',
 ] as const
-const DEFAULT_FILES_EXCLUDE = ['**/.git/**', '**/.svn/**', '**/.hg/**', '**/node_modules/**']
 
 const colorNames = Object.keys(namedColors)
 
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@
   let registrations: Promise<BulkUnregistration>
 
   let chokidarWatcher: chokidar.FSWatcher
-  let ignore = state.editor.globalSettings.tailwindCSS.files?.exclude ?? DEFAULT_FILES_EXCLUDE
+  let ignore = state.editor.globalSettings.tailwindCSS.files?.exclude ?? []
 
   function onFileEvents(changes: Array<{ file: string; type: FileChangeType }>): void {
     let needsInit = false
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@
     let [configPath] = (
       await glob([`**/${CONFIG_FILE_GLOB}`], {
         cwd: folder,
-        ignore: state.editor.globalSettings.tailwindCSS.files?.exclude ?? DEFAULT_FILES_EXCLUDE,
+        ignore: state.editor.globalSettings.tailwindCSS.files?.exclude ?? [],
         onlyFiles: true,
         absolute: true,
         suppressErrors: true,
@@ -984,10 +983,9 @@       }
     },
     onUpdateSettings(settings: any): void {
       documentSettingsCache.clear()
-      let previousExclude =
-        state.editor.globalSettings.tailwindCSS.files?.exclude ?? DEFAULT_FILES_EXCLUDE
+      let previousExclude = state.editor.globalSettings.tailwindCSS.files?.exclude ?? []
       state.editor.globalSettings = settings
-      if (!equal(previousExclude, settings.tailwindCSS.files?.exclude ?? DEFAULT_FILES_EXCLUDE)) {
+      if (!equal(previousExclude, settings.tailwindCSS.files?.exclude ?? [])) {
         tryInit()
       } else {
         if (state.enabled) {