diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index eb9827c8..00000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "aeson"]
-	path = aeson
-	url = https://github.com/yesodweb/aeson.git
-[submodule "authenticate"]
-	path = authenticate
-	url = https://github.com/snoyberg/authenticate.git
-[submodule "blaze-textual"]
-	path = blaze-textual
-	url = https://github.com/yesodweb/blaze-textual.git
diff --git a/install-all.sh b/install-all.sh
index b517c960..9114ba89 100755
--- a/install-all.sh
+++ b/install-all.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ $CABAL install HUnit QuickCheck 'hspec >= 0.6.1 && < 0.7' shelltestrunner
 # pull submodules
 git submodule update --init
 
-pkgs=( blaze-textual
-       aeson
-       authenticate
-       yesod-core
+pkgs=( yesod-core
        yesod-json
        yesod-static
        yesod-persistent