diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f0bde1c..f242f37 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 [submodule "git-modes"]
 	path = lib/git-modes
 	url = git@github.com:magit/git-modes.git
-[submodule "libgit"]
-	path = lib/libgit
-	url = git@github.com:magit/libegit2.git
-	build-step = make
 [submodule "magit"]
 	path = lib/magit
 	url = git@github.com:magit/magit.git
diff --git a/lib/libgit b/lib/libgit
deleted file mode 160000
index 0ef8b13..0000000
--- a/lib/libgit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 0ef8b13aef011a98b7da756e4f1ce3bb18e4d55a