diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7f7222a15..8c65e8d57 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[submodule "boost"]
+	path = deps/boost
+	url = https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git
 [submodule "rocksdb"]
 	path = deps/rocksdb
 	url = https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git
@@ -5,18 +8,3 @@
 	path = deps/gecko-dev
 	url = https://github.com/mozilla/gecko-dev.git
 	branch = esr45
-[submodule "boost"]
-	path = deps/boost
-	url = https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git
-[submodule "deps/riot-web"]
-	path = deps/riot-web
-	url = https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web.git
-	branch = develop
-[submodule "deps/matrix-js-sdk"]
-	path = deps/matrix-js-sdk
-	url = https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk.git
-	branch = develop
-[submodule "deps/matrix-react-sdk"]
-	path = deps/matrix-react-sdk
-	url = https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk.git
-	branch = develop
diff --git a/deps/matrix-js-sdk b/deps/matrix-js-sdk
deleted file mode 160000
index a6de395cd..000000000
--- a/deps/matrix-js-sdk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a6de395cde89fd8be09f234bba80251012b77742
diff --git a/deps/matrix-react-sdk b/deps/matrix-react-sdk
deleted file mode 160000
index cc0375fa6..000000000
--- a/deps/matrix-react-sdk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit cc0375fa66edad2ba59e2dcb5ec39e76e2621e93
diff --git a/deps/riot-web b/deps/riot-web
deleted file mode 160000
index 9a0690fb9..000000000
--- a/deps/riot-web
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 9a0690fb951cdc894cb49c8b3cc452bab77f85e4