diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f97c8e5..e69de29 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "libs/protobuf/third_party/googletest"]
-	path = libs/protobuf/third_party/googletest
-	url = https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-	ignore = dirty
-[submodule "libs/protobuf/third_party/abseil-cpp"]
-	path = libs/protobuf/third_party/abseil-cpp
-	url = https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git
-	branch = lts_2022_06_23
-[submodule "libs/protobuf/third_party/jsoncpp"]
-	path = libs/protobuf/third_party/jsoncpp
-	url = https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp.git
-[submodule "third_party/utf8_range"]
-	path = third_party/utf8_range
-	url = https://github.com/protocolbuffers/utf8_range.git
diff --git a/libs/protobuf/.gitmodules b/libs/protobuf/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index db938cf..0000000
--- a/libs/protobuf/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "third_party/googletest"]
-	path = third_party/googletest
-	url = https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-	ignore = dirty
-[submodule "third_party/abseil-cpp"]
-	path = third_party/abseil-cpp
-	url = https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git
-	branch = lts_2022_06_23
-[submodule "third_party/jsoncpp"]
-	path = third_party/jsoncpp
-	url = https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp.git
-[submodule "third_party/utf8_range"]
-	path = third_party/utf8_range
-	url = https://github.com/protocolbuffers/utf8_range.git