diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 654268b..e69de29 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "external/assimp"]
-	path = external/assimp
-	url = https://github.com/assimp/assimp.git
-[submodule "external/spdlog"]
-	path = external/spdlog
-	url = https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git
diff --git a/external/assimp b/external/assimp
deleted file mode 160000
index f6c6260..0000000
--- a/external/assimp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit f6c62605c76001ac37f1d86da9922ef61e65501d
diff --git a/external/spdlog b/external/spdlog
deleted file mode 160000
index 27cb4c7..0000000
--- a/external/spdlog
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 27cb4c76708608465c413f6d0e6b8d99a4d84302