diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 224741f1a2539e827d968f842dd13f2c6d8e4a62..117c23bbd8e5fa6151e7c14abee839dcdaf0e708 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "mods/illuna"]
 	path = mods/illuna
 	url = https://git.tchncs.de/Illuna-Minetest/illuna.git
-[submodule "mods/death_message"]
-	path = mods/death_messages
-	url = https://git.tchncs.de/Illuna-Minetest/death_message.git
 [submodule "mods/wine"]
 	path = mods/wine
 	url = https://github.com/tenplus1/wine