diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e3055e5f..928a2595 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -7,7 +7,3 @@
 [submodule "components/lws-esp32"]
 	path = components/lws-esp32
 	url = https://github.com/huming2207/lws-esp32.git
-[submodule "components/telnet/libtelnet"]
-	path = components/telnet/libtelnet
-	url = https://github.com/seanmiddleditch/libtelnet
-	branch = master
diff --git a/components/telnet/libtelnet b/components/telnet/libtelnet
deleted file mode 160000
index c979e8a9..00000000
--- a/components/telnet/libtelnet
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit c979e8a9d23cfec82dec81be82c3c8f9139fa04a