diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7a1ec1e47aff326b9ae03b45b105bebb231b07f5..ec2c8fa1d5f86f3c5fa57561cfe76ddc0d7e4900 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -6,22 +6,6 @@
 	path = src/panda_moveit_config
 	url = ../../packages/panda_moveit_config.git
 	branch = master
-[submodule "src/panda_simulation"]
-	path = src/panda_simulation
-	url = ../../packages/panda_simulation.git
-	branch = master
-[submodule "src/simulation_util"]
-	path = src/simulation_util
-	url = ../../packages/simulation_util.git
-	branch = noetic/main
-[submodule "src/gazebo_pkgs"]
-	path = src/gazebo_pkgs
-	url = ../../packages/gazebo-pkgs.git
-	branch = noetic/main
-[submodule "src/general_message_packages"]
-	path = src/general_message_packages
-	url = https://github.com/JenniferBuehler/general-message-pkgs.git
-	branch = master
 [submodule "src/panda_grasping"]
 	path = src/panda_grasping
 	url = ../../packages/panda_grasping.git
diff --git a/src/gazebo_pkgs b/src/gazebo_pkgs
deleted file mode 160000
index 730d0ade150aedde1164388bdaf3d628527ad316..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/gazebo_pkgs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 730d0ade150aedde1164388bdaf3d628527ad316
diff --git a/src/general_message_packages b/src/general_message_packages
deleted file mode 160000
index f0c7a0cc811187cca8e928bc7c5906e463c24945..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/general_message_packages
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit f0c7a0cc811187cca8e928bc7c5906e463c24945
diff --git a/src/panda_simulation b/src/panda_simulation
deleted file mode 160000
index 7d6668f7391901e9f1f0039c20733eec731fc68f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/panda_simulation
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 7d6668f7391901e9f1f0039c20733eec731fc68f
diff --git a/src/simulation_util b/src/simulation_util
deleted file mode 160000
index ecc8e6e06c36c3674cd9851987499cbbaa31747c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/simulation_util
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-Subproject commit ecc8e6e06c36c3674cd9851987499cbbaa31747c