diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f0a5c389..df6e825b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -274,9 +274,6 @@
 [submodule "hugo-hello-programmer-theme"]
 	path = hugo-hello-programmer-theme
 	url = https://github.com/lubang/hugo-hello-programmer-theme.git
-[submodule "nixon"]
-	path = nixon
-	url = https://github.com/mdhender/nixon.git
 [submodule "hugo_eiio"]
 	path = hugo_eiio
 	url = https://github.com/leonhe/hugo_eiio.git
diff --git a/nixon b/nixon
deleted file mode 160000
index 142e0a6c..00000000
--- a/nixon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 142e0a6cbe2c3c25fc3276fb7b2227ce8d324e37