diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e54d2b58108..a37b85cc328 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 	path = libraries/appbase
 	url = https://github.com/eosio/appbase
         ignore = dirty
-[submodule "programs/snapshot"]
-	path = programs/snapshot
-	url = https://github.com/EOSIO/genesis.git
 [submodule "contracts/musl/upstream"]
 	path = contracts/musl/upstream
 	url = https://github.com/EOSIO/musl.git
diff --git a/programs/snapshot b/programs/snapshot
deleted file mode 160000
index e2a2e74e456..00000000000
--- a/programs/snapshot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit e2a2e74e456413f5d6e6439d4918d1b417ede1c3