diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 3655d567..634efa18 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -132,12 +132,6 @@
 	url = ../qtimageformats.git
 	branch = dev
 	status = addon
-[submodule "qtgraphicaleffects"]
-	depends = qtdeclarative
-	path = qtgraphicaleffects
-	url = ../qtgraphicaleffects.git
-	branch = dev
-	status = ignore
 [submodule "qtserialbus"]
 	depends = qtbase
 	recommends = qtserialport
diff --git a/qtgraphicaleffects b/qtgraphicaleffects
deleted file mode 160000
index bbaccc30..00000000
--- a/qtgraphicaleffects
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit bbaccc30f7718fbdfc2377603895a3de15682f8b