diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a5aeac2..69eba32 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -6,23 +6,3 @@
 	url = https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku.git
 	ignore = untracked
 	branch = master
-[submodule "vendor/nim-chronos"]
-	path = vendor/nim-chronos
-	url = https://github.com/status-im/nim-chronos.git
-	ignore = untracked
-	branch = master
-[submodule "vendor/nim-chronicles"]
-	path = vendor/nim-chronicles
-	url = https://github.com/status-im/nim-chronicles.git
-	ignore = untracked
-	branch = master
-[submodule "vendor/nim-metrics"]
-	path = vendor/nim-metrics
-	url = https://github.com/status-im/nim-metrics.git
-	ignore = untracked
-	branch = master
-[submodule "vendor/nim-libp2p"]
-	path = vendor/nim-libp2p
-	url = https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p.git
-	ignore = untracked
-	branch = master
diff --git a/vendor/nim-chronicles b/vendor/nim-chronicles
deleted file mode 160000
index 67da112..0000000
--- a/vendor/nim-chronicles
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 67da11265f8defa5b2c7d2f17ab5b1637c6a1d41
diff --git a/vendor/nim-chronos b/vendor/nim-chronos
deleted file mode 160000
index bb0a8f0..0000000
--- a/vendor/nim-chronos
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit bb0a8f07bcff3fb79b20720e4bb286fccedae93a
diff --git a/vendor/nim-libp2p b/vendor/nim-libp2p
deleted file mode 160000
index 3103db2..0000000
--- a/vendor/nim-libp2p
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 3103db25cce2c5553b2b8b83b8e442168b4a3f88
diff --git a/vendor/nim-metrics b/vendor/nim-metrics
deleted file mode 160000
index ecf64c6..0000000
--- a/vendor/nim-metrics
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit ecf64c6078d1276d3b7d9b3d931fbdb70004db11