diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c1e53f04..cc87de5c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -10,7 +10,4 @@
 	url = https://github.com/Electrostatics/pb_solvers
 [submodule "externals/bem"]
 	path = externals/bem
-	url = https://github.com/Electrostatics/TABIPB.git
-[submodule "externals/pb_solvers"]
-	path = externals/pb_solvers
-	url = https://github.com/Electrostatics/pb_solvers
\ No newline at end of file
+	url = https://github.com/Electrostatics/TABIPB.git
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/externals/pb_solvers b/externals/pb_solvers
deleted file mode 160000
index 168a83ed..00000000
--- a/externals/pb_solvers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 168a83ed579b80425ef2f148246e082105c38b9c