diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 89e53c38..50163ec5 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -16,6 +16,3 @@
 [submodule "firrtl"]
 	path = firrtl
 	url = https://github.com/ucb-bar/firrtl.git
-[submodule "openocd"]
-	path = openocd
-	url = http://github.com/sifive/openocd.git