diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 419cb86f4dad3c8258ba8e6f96fc8c0489b93068..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "git-tutorial-submodule"]
-	path = git-tutorial-submodule
-	url = https://gitlab-beta.engr.illinois.edu/arn2/git-tutorial-submodule
diff --git a/git-tutorial-submodule b/git-tutorial-submodule
deleted file mode 160000
index bab00d828873d96bd237d9b96426f7b9a99b1393..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/git-tutorial-submodule
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit bab00d828873d96bd237d9b96426f7b9a99b1393