diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 28d8adb2..67b02c98 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "image_analysis/fast-feedback-indexer"]
 	path = image_analysis/fast-feedback-indexer
 	url = https://github.com/paulscherrerinstitute/fast-feedback-indexer/
-[submodule "frame_serialize/tinycbor"]
-	path = frame_serialize/tinycbor
-	url = https://github.com/intel/tinycbor
 [submodule "compression/zstd"]
 	path = compression/zstd
 	url = https://github.com/facebook/zstd
diff --git a/frame_serialize/tinycbor b/frame_serialize/tinycbor
deleted file mode 160000
index 3cba6b11..00000000
--- a/frame_serialize/tinycbor
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 3cba6b11aaa0f6f674cd56ebaa573c4b65f71ee7