diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index 62ce41f2..00000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "umap/static/darline"]
-	path = umap/static/darline
-	url = git://github.com/yohanboniface/Darline.git