diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 511896d..68fea71 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -364,9 +364,6 @@
 [submodule "systemtap-headers"]
 	path = systemtap-headers
 	url = ../../rpm/systemtap.git
-[submodule "update-alternatives"]
-	path = update-alternatives
-	url = ../../rpm/dpkg.git
 [submodule "dummy-release"]
 	path = dummy-release
 	url = ../../rpm/dummy-release.git
diff --git a/update-alternatives b/update-alternatives
deleted file mode 160000
index 617791b..0000000
--- a/update-alternatives
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 617791b10d46af6d69d0ecacf664fd53dda42db8