diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 95b10980f9..15ab8f994f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -65,6 +65,3 @@
 [submodule "ext/lua"]
 	path = ext/lua
 	url = https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp-lua.git
-[submodule "ext/portable-file-dialogs"]
-	path = ext/portable-file-dialogs
-	url = git@github.com:samhocevar/portable-file-dialogs.git
diff --git a/ext/portable-file-dialogs b/ext/portable-file-dialogs
deleted file mode 160000
index c12ea8c9a7..0000000000
--- a/ext/portable-file-dialogs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit c12ea8c9a727f5320a2b4570aee863bbede2a204