diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 348be7b..c2aa647 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -472,9 +472,6 @@
 [submodule "particlefountain"]
 	path = particlefountain
 	url = https://github.com/damocles-minetest/particlefountain.git
-[submodule "mapcleaner"]
-	path = mapcleaner
-	url = https://github.com/BuckarooBanzay/mapcleaner.git
 [submodule "spill_removal"]
 	path = spill_removal
 	url = https://github.com/pandorabox-io/spill_removal.git
diff --git a/mapcleaner b/mapcleaner
deleted file mode 160000
index 2d9b84d..0000000
--- a/mapcleaner
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 2d9b84d42932c50bcaad0b532dfffe36ef377cb3