diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/main-ci.yml
index cf7c64a..047338b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Master CI/CD workflow for Fermitools build 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: master # ${{github.ref_name}} not allowed here.
+    branches: pulsar_deprecation # ${{github.ref_name}} not allowed here.
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       logLevel:
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d124436..7d09251 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -82,15 +82,9 @@
 [submodule "fermitools-fhelp"]
 	path = src/fermitools-fhelp
 	url = https://github.com/fermi-lat/fermitools-fhelp.git
-[submodule "pulsarDb"]
-	path = src/pulsarDb
-	url = https://github.com/fermi-lat/pulsarDb.git
 [submodule "burstFit"]
 	path = src/burstFit
 	url = https://github.com/fermi-lat/burstFit.git
-[submodule "pulsePhase"]
-	path = src/pulsePhase
-	url = https://github.com/fermi-lat/pulsePhase.git
 [submodule "pyBurstAnalysisGUI"]
 	path = src/pyBurstAnalysisGUI
 	url = https://github.com/fermi-lat/pyBurstAnalysisGUI.git
diff --git a/src/pulsarDb b/src/pulsarDb
deleted file mode 160000
index 2fe329b..0000000
--- a/src/pulsarDb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 2fe329b6706a70c4634ea6ac4e3f615a7f746181
diff --git a/src/pulsePhase b/src/pulsePhase
deleted file mode 160000
index 6c3645f..0000000
--- a/src/pulsePhase
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 6c3645f4138a98655198552f0dcfeeae6ab91cf3