diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 37ef701cd..e7972649f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -2,6 +2,3 @@
 	path = tests/Images/External
 	url = https://github.com/SixLabors/Imagesharp.Tests.Images.git
 	branch = master
-[submodule "standards"]
-	path = standards
-	url = https://github.com/SixLabors/Standards
diff --git a/standards b/standards
deleted file mode 160000
index 8b085c0ec..000000000
--- a/standards
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 8b085c0ec4fb64797b9965741f7138f8f66a6b44