diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index dd19c3d..c3501c0 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
 	url = https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt.git
 	branch = master
 	required = true
-[submodule "subprojects/grpc"]
-	path = subprojects/grpc
-	url = https://github.com/grpc/grpc
-	required = false
 [submodule "subprojects/googletest"]
 	path = subprojects/googletest
 	url = https://github.com/google/googletest.git
diff --git a/subprojects/grpc b/subprojects/grpc
deleted file mode 160000
index e821cdc..0000000
--- a/subprojects/grpc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit e821cdc231bda9ee93139a6daab6311dd8953832