diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 877021c4..1b47c270 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,6 +4,3 @@
 [submodule "explore/src/assets/common-assets"]
 	path = explore/src/assets/common-assets
 	url = gitea@code-repo.d4science.org:MaDgIK/openaire-assets.git
-[submodule "explore/src/assets/openaire-theme"]
-	path = explore/src/assets/openaire-theme
-	url = gitea@code-repo.d4science.org:MaDgIK/openaire-theme.git
diff --git a/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme b/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme
deleted file mode 160000
index e552bc1f..00000000
--- a/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit e552bc1f3041ff03719538a7abf08aa04d2a4182