diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f394e4120..ec8733613 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 [submodule "extra_packages/extra-materials"]
 	path = extra_packages/extra-materials
 	url = git@lsmssrv1.epfl.ch:akantu-extra-materials.git
 [submodule "extra_packages/igfem"]
 	path = extra_packages/igfem
 	url = git@lsmssrv1.epfl.ch:akantu-igfem.git
 [submodule "extra_packages/parallel-cohesive-element"]
 	path = extra_packages/parallel-cohesive-element
 	url = git@lsmssrv1.epfl.ch:akantu-parallel-cohesive.git
-[submodule "extra_packages/traction-at-split-node-contact"]
-	path = extra_packages/traction-at-split-node-contact
-	url = git@lsmssrv1.epfl.ch:akantu-traction-at-split-node-contact.git
 [submodule "extra_packages/students-extra-package"]
 	path = extra_packages/students-extra-package
 	url = git@lsmssrv1.epfl.ch:students-extra-package.git
diff --git a/extra_packages/traction-at-split-node-contact b/extra_packages/traction-at-split-node-contact
deleted file mode 160000
index 7cc6e4eeb..000000000
--- a/extra_packages/traction-at-split-node-contact
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 7cc6e4eebaa404b93c23021c0b9afa87338c16d5