diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index cf633b6d3..f868aacfc 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -16,6 +16,3 @@
 [submodule "3rd/gnu-efi"]
 	path = 3rd/gnu-efi
 	url = https://github.com/ncroxon/gnu-efi.git
-[submodule "3rd/emio"]
-	path = 3rd/emio
-	url = https://github.com/Viatorus/emio.git
diff --git a/3rd/emio b/3rd/emio
deleted file mode 160000
index c476d6ff7..000000000
--- a/3rd/emio
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit c476d6ff79ff3ee8f5f55f339068c777e4bcffc0