diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 343e1358..81c6b8e8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -30,6 +30,3 @@
 	path = third_party/google-toolbox-for-mac/google-toolbox-for-mac
 	url = https://github.com/google/google-toolbox-for-mac.git
 	branch = main
-[submodule "third_party/googletest"]
-	path = third_party/googletest
-	url = git@github.com:google/googletest.git
diff --git a/third_party/googletest b/third_party/googletest
deleted file mode 160000
index 733f8759..00000000
--- a/third_party/googletest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 733f875989a6fba05f4c366ea7b2ba4054994a7e