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Remove the submodule entry from .git/config

git submodule deinit -f path/to/submodule

Remove the submodule directory from the superproject's .git/modules directory

rm -rf .git/modules/path/to/submodule

Remove the entry in .gitmodules and remove the submodule directory located at path/to/submodule

git rm -f path/to/submodule
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