diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 47b8ec76e..f8a13b753 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -10,7 +10,3 @@
 	path = Plugins/Core/3rdparty/zlib
 	url = https://github.com/madler/zlib.git
 	branch = master
-[submodule "3rdparty/zlib"]
-	path = 3rdparty/zlib
-	url = https://github.com/madler/zlib.git
-	branch = master
diff --git a/3rdparty/zlib b/3rdparty/zlib
deleted file mode 160000
index 04f42ceca..000000000
--- a/3rdparty/zlib
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 04f42ceca40f73e2978b50e93806c2a18c1281fc