diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index 75260bd1..00000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "externals/closure-compiler"]
-	path = externals/closure-compiler
-	url = ../../3rdparty/closure-compiler