diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e43aba231bd961e759015803cc4131de320b885e..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule ".makefiles"]
-	path = .makefiles
-	url = https://github.com/ELETTRA-SincrotroneTrieste/makefiles.git
diff --git a/.makefiles b/.makefiles
deleted file mode 160000
index 12e3e21774fbf2bb8d5cf88104ae282abe442a35..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/.makefiles
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 12e3e21774fbf2bb8d5cf88104ae282abe442a35