diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 070f66973bf..3f234dcab8f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,24 +1,3 @@
-[submodule "src/GPS/Drivers"]
-	path = libs/PX4-GPSDrivers
-	url = https://github.com/PX4/GpsDrivers.git
-[submodule "libs/mavlink/include/mavlink/v2.0"]
-	path = libs/mavlink/include/mavlink/v2.0
-	url = https://github.com/mavlink/c_library_v2.git
-[submodule "libs/xz-embedded"]
-	path = libs/xz-embedded
-	url = https://github.com/Auterion/xz-embedded.git
-[submodule "libs/libevents/libevents"]
-	path = libs/libevents/libevents
-	url = https://github.com/mavlink/libevents.git
-[submodule "libs/shapelib"]
-	path = libs/shapelib
-	url = https://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib.git
 [submodule "src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduPilot-Parameter-Repository"]
 	path = src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduPilot-Parameter-Repository
 	url = https://github.com/ArduPilot/ArduPilot-Parameter-Repository
-[submodule "libs/qmdnsengine"]
-	path = libs/qmdnsengine
-	url = https://github.com/nitroshare/qmdnsengine.git
-[submodule "resources/SDL_GameControllerDB"]
-	path = libs/SDL_GameControllerDB
-	url = https://github.com/mdqinc/SDL_GameControllerDB.git
diff --git a/libs/PX4-GPSDrivers b/libs/PX4-GPSDrivers
deleted file mode 160000
index a41210ede8c..00000000000
--- a/libs/PX4-GPSDrivers
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a41210ede8c2d22dd8e9fdcf388fca927c1fc5e1
diff --git a/libs/SDL_GameControllerDB b/libs/SDL_GameControllerDB
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--- a/libs/SDL_GameControllerDB
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit e15eac7b43d0527b475409b2a488681c5bbea1ea
diff --git a/libs/libevents/libevents b/libs/libevents/libevents
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index eab8144cabb..00000000000
--- a/libs/libevents/libevents
+++ /dev/null
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-Subproject commit eab8144cabb96bff03c54af4037c00ed1d90a00f
diff --git a/libs/mavlink/include/mavlink/v2.0 b/libs/mavlink/include/mavlink/v2.0
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index b71f061a539..00000000000
--- a/libs/mavlink/include/mavlink/v2.0
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-Subproject commit b71f061a53941637cbcfc5bcf860f96bc82e0892
diff --git a/libs/qmdnsengine b/libs/qmdnsengine
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--- a/libs/qmdnsengine
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 4e54bc86c8ed2d4fa2e7449d4ba6a6a2742d9eb1
diff --git a/libs/shapelib b/libs/shapelib
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--- a/libs/shapelib
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 6189dbd83ba2382fe0ebbc8f2308e582832c93fa
diff --git a/libs/xz-embedded b/libs/xz-embedded
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-Subproject commit 090e6a054d6283b144d20f5783852b95eade90ee