diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 647cac462..4a12d56fe 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -67,7 +67,3 @@
 [submodule "Vulkan-Utility-Libraries"]
 	path = externals/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries
 	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries.git
-[submodule "externals/SPIRV-Headers"]
-	path = externals/SPIRV-Headers
-	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Headers
-
diff --git a/externals/SPIRV-Headers b/externals/SPIRV-Headers
deleted file mode 160000
index 8b246ff75..000000000
--- a/externals/SPIRV-Headers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 8b246ff75c6615ba4532fe4fde20f1be090c3764