diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2528ec79..230999c5 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "themes/scientific-python-hugo-theme"]
 	path = themes/scientific-python-hugo-theme
 	url = https://github.com/scientific-python/scientific-python-hugo-theme
-[submodule "themes/hugo-atom-feed"]
-	path = themes/hugo-atom-feed
-	url = https://github.com/stefanv/hugo-atom-feed
diff --git a/themes/hugo-atom-feed b/themes/hugo-atom-feed
deleted file mode 160000
index eee27574..00000000
--- a/themes/hugo-atom-feed
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit eee27574a7d2f9f67af31dc150df3513e6506b7e