diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e1c54eca5c81989879c56dccf3f3d97bb0d772f5..5f134ec3281e7e001942b02d0d1feb675d3cad28 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -18,11 +18,3 @@
 	path = secworks-sha256
 	url = git@git.soton.ac.uk:soclabs/secworks-sha256.git
 	branch = main
-[submodule "$DESIGN_ROOT/accelerator-wrapper"]
-	branch = main
-[submodule "$DESIGN_ROOT/CHIPKIT"]
-	branch = main
-[submodule "$DESIGN_ROOT/nanosoc"]
-	branch = main
-[submodule "$DESIGN_ROOT/socsim"]
-	branch = main