diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 5e64392..d06cea2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "gateware/jtagtap"]
 	path = gateware/jtagtap
 	url = git@github.com:davidlenfesty/jtagtap
-[submodule "firmware/hello_world_c/litex"]
-	path = firmware/hello_world_c/litex
-	url = https://github.com/enjoy-digital/litex
diff --git a/firmware/hello_world_c/litex b/firmware/hello_world_c/litex
deleted file mode 160000
index b367c27..0000000
--- a/firmware/hello_world_c/litex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit b367c27191511f36b10ec4103198978f86f9502c