diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 8221709..c6524d3 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 [submodule "libretro/cores/oberon/core"]
 	path = cores/oberon/upstream
 	url = https://github.com/pdewacht/oberon-risc-emu.git
-[submodule "libretro/cores/snes9x/core"]
-	path = cores/snes9x/upstream
-	url = https://github.com/libretro/snes9x.git
 [submodule "libretro/cores/tyrquake/core"]
 	path = cores/tyrquake/upstream
 	url = https://github.com/libretro/tyrquake
diff --git a/cores/snes9x/upstream b/cores/snes9x/upstream
deleted file mode 160000
index bd9246d..0000000
--- a/cores/snes9x/upstream
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit bd9246ddd75a5e9f78d6189c8c57754d843630f7