diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 53648fdc2581a4d79760bf124d570b7692157ba8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/.gitmodules
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "ci"]
-	path = ci
-	url = https://gitlab.mpi-sws.org/FP/iris-ci.git