diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e7f2893bc0c69b03b47405a3758cf644511b7b2a..d589e3c4a5bf21f725f42c8b1fbf71030434908e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -13,6 +13,3 @@
 [submodule "openfpm_numerics"]
 	path = openfpm_numerics
 	url = ../openfpm_numerics.git
-[submodule "gdbgui"]
-	path = gdbgui
-	url = https://github.com/incardon/gdbgui.git