diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 185e02f3..e69de29b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds"]
-	path = essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds
-	url = https://ndorin@bitbucket.org/Pepperdash_Products/pepperdashcore-builds.git
-	branch = development
diff --git a/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds b/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds
deleted file mode 160000
index de8b9f59..00000000
--- a/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds
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-Subproject commit de8b9f592ee7918691ad3a88359c93ffe0ec39c5