diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 429b4c8..1649bd8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
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@@ -6,7 +6,3 @@
 	path = tests/reference_figures/darwin/py3.5/mpl1.5
 	url = https://github.com/Chilipp/psy-simple-references.git
 	branch = darwin_py3.5_mpl1.5
-[submodule "tests/reference_figures/linux2/py2.7/mpl2.0"]
-	path = tests/reference_figures/linux2/py2.7/mpl2.0
-	url = https://github.com/Chilipp/psy-simple-references.git
-	branch = linux2_py2.7_mpl2.0
diff --git a/tests/reference_figures/linux2/py2.7/mpl2.0 b/tests/reference_figures/linux2/py2.7/mpl2.0
deleted file mode 160000
index 729045e..0000000
--- a/tests/reference_figures/linux2/py2.7/mpl2.0
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-Subproject commit 729045ec97cab0e4f100fbbd18dbfa1c9422f00a