diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 71acc48..86c95ef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ hugo.linux
 
 # Temporary lock file while building
 /.hugo_build.lock
-themes
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 628de72..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "themes/hugo-classic"]
-	path = themes/hugo-classic
-	url = https://github.com/goodroot/hugo-classic.git