Remove empty_commit file, as it seems unnecessary

[davidstosik]

What are you trying to accomplish?

Remove an empty file in the repository's root named empty_commit.
The file was added in #276, where I could not find an explanation for its presence.

What approach did you choose and why?

git rm

What should reviewers focus on?

My assumption is that this file was added in order to create an "empty commit" that would trigger CI.
I'd like to confirm that.

For reference, the following command creates an empty commit without the need to commit any file.

git commit --allow-empty --message="Empty commit"

Type of Change

• Bugfix
• New feature
• Non-breaking change (a change that doesn't alter functionality - i.e., code refactor, configs, etc.)

Additional Release Notes

• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)

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Checklist

• I have updated the documentation accordingly.
• I have added tests to cover my changes.
• It is safe to rollback this change.

[gmcgibbon]

🔥

[alexevanczuk]

This was definitely added accidentally, thanks for removing!