diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f685d2..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "tests/storage/servers/owncloud"]
-	path = tests/storage/servers/owncloud
-	url = https://github.com/vdirsyncer/owncloud-testserver
-[submodule "tests/storage/servers/nextcloud"]
-	path = tests/storage/servers/nextcloud
-	url = https://github.com/vdirsyncer/nextcloud-testserver
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f7b7a1..4ca8f2b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ all:
 install-servers:
 	set -ex; \
 	for server in $(DAV_SERVER); do \
-		if [ ! "$$(ls $(TESTSERVER_BASE)$$server/)" ]; then \
-			git submodule update --init -- "$(TESTSERVER_BASE)$$server"; \
-		fi; \
 		(cd $(TESTSERVER_BASE)$$server && sh install.sh); \
 	done
 
diff --git a/tests/storage/servers/nextcloud b/tests/storage/servers/nextcloud
deleted file mode 160000
index a27144d..0000000
--- a/tests/storage/servers/nextcloud
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a27144ddcf39a3283179a4f7ce1ab22b2e810205
diff --git a/tests/storage/servers/owncloud b/tests/storage/servers/owncloud
deleted file mode 160000
index bb4fcc6..0000000
--- a/tests/storage/servers/owncloud
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit bb4fcc6f524467d58c95f1dcec8470fdfcd65adf