diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a0a2726..32bf485 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -10,6 +10,3 @@
 [submodule "libs/cheri-cap-lib"]
 	path = libs/cheri-cap-lib
 	url = https://github.com/CTSRD-CHERI/cheri-cap-lib.git
-[submodule "libs/RISCV_HPM_Events"]
-	path = libs/RISCV_HPM_Events
-	url = git@github.com:CTSRD-CHERI/RISCV_HPM_Events.git
diff --git a/libs/RISCV_HPM_Events b/libs/RISCV_HPM_Events
deleted file mode 160000
index b1a63e2..0000000
--- a/libs/RISCV_HPM_Events
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit b1a63e273cf1e4b6a23b9af4cd16de0e96f19db3