diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "src/thirdparty/SOIL2"]
-	path = src/thirdparty/SOIL2
-	url = https://github.com/SpartanJ/SOIL2.git
-
-[submodule "src/thirdparty/efsw"]
-	path = src/thirdparty/efsw
-	url = https://github.com/SpartanJ/efsw.git