diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 8aaae9c..e9c5d63 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -427,15 +427,9 @@
 [submodule "armor_monoid"]
 	path = armor_monoid
 	url = https://github.com/minetest-mods/armor_monoid.git
-[submodule "cherrytree"]
-	path = cherrytree
-	url = https://github.com/pandorabox-io/cherrytree.git
 [submodule "shell"]
 	path = shell
 	url = https://github.com/thomasrudin-mt/shell.git
-[submodule "bamboo"]
-	path = bamboo
-	url = https://github.com/pandorabox-io/bamboo
 [submodule "redwood"]
 	path = redwood
 	url = https://github.com/thomasrudin-mt/redwood.git
@@ -482,3 +476,6 @@
 [submodule "powerbanks"]
 	path = powerbanks
 	url = https://github.com/OgelGames/powerbanks
+[submodule ".partial_mods/cool_trees"]
+	path = .partial_mods/cool_trees
+	url = https://github.com/runsy/cool_trees.git
diff --git a/.partial_mods/cool_trees b/.partial_mods/cool_trees
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..863ae82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.partial_mods/cool_trees
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 863ae82fdedd225da7a33537b4f445d54178b4f4
diff --git a/bamboo b/bamboo
deleted file mode 160000
index 271b8e8..0000000
--- a/bamboo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 271b8e8477eb09d9b9122bbcf26d18d626750914
diff --git a/bamboo b/bamboo
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..5b24a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bamboo
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.partial_mods/cool_trees/bamboo/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cherrytree b/cherrytree
deleted file mode 160000
index 0244bdb..0000000
--- a/cherrytree
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 0244bdb0af3d2f81085e583b209829d71184f97f
diff --git a/cherrytree b/cherrytree
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..d1fad44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cherrytree
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.partial_mods/cool_trees/cherrytree/
\ No newline at end of file