- Delete the relevant section from the .gitmodules file.
- Stage the .gitmodules changes git add .gitmodules
- Delete the relevant section from .git/config.
- Run
git rm --cached ./path/to/submodule(no trailing slash). - Run
rm -rf .git/modules/path/to/submodule. - Commit
git commit -m "Removed submodule SUBMODULE_NAME" - Delete the now untracked submodule files:
rm -rf ./path/to/submodule