diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 8eb3f2ed..ab687314 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 	path = src/submodules/rtaudio
 	url = https://github.com/thestk/rtaudio.git
 	branch = releases
-[submodule "rtmidi"]
-	path = src/submodules/rtmidi
-	url = https://github.com/thestk/rtmidi.git
-	branch = releases
 [submodule "lhasa"]
 	path = src/submodules/lhasa
 	url = https://github.com/fragglet/lhasa.git
diff --git a/src/submodules/rtmidi b/src/submodules/rtmidi
deleted file mode 160000
index a94e7828..00000000
--- a/src/submodules/rtmidi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a94e7828f93b9fbf109d3f2d1028ddc097dd20cf