diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 12dc2afbed2f1bcc8f89e860940161f391d207a9..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "YCSB"]
-	path = YCSB
-	url = https://github.com/brianfrankcooper/YCSB