diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f7b3b45447..6ccb28f8a0 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,6 +22,3 @@
 [submodule "vs-solutionpersistence"]
 	path = src/externalPackages/src/vs-solutionpersistence
 	url = https://github.com/microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence.git
-[submodule "spectre-console"]
-	path = src/externalPackages/src/spectre-console
-	url = https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console
diff --git a/src/externalPackages/patches/spectre-console/0001-Remove-PolySharp.patch b/src/externalPackages/patches/spectre-console/0001-Remove-PolySharp.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 658f73a8f5..0000000000
--- a/src/externalPackages/patches/spectre-console/0001-Remove-PolySharp.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-From 152b8a363213133fc3ec87e3abd6595ac98f0b57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Jan Jones <janjones@microsoft.com>
-Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 11:04:42 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] Remove PolySharp
-
----
- src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj | 4 ----
- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj b/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj
-index bb56ec6..ddfa90e 100644
---- a/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj
-+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj
-@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
-     <PackageReference Include="Wcwidth.Sources">
-       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
-     </PackageReference>
--    <PackageReference Include="PolySharp">
--      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
--      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
--    </PackageReference>
-   </ItemGroup>
- 
-   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
--- 
-2.34.1
-
diff --git a/src/externalPackages/projects/spectre-console.proj b/src/externalPackages/projects/spectre-console.proj
deleted file mode 100644
index 65939142eb..0000000000
--- a/src/externalPackages/projects/spectre-console.proj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Build.NoTargets">
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PackagesOutput>$(ProjectDirectory)src/Spectre.Console/bin/$(Configuration)/</PackagesOutput>
-    <GlobalJsonFile>$(ProjectDirectory)global.json</GlobalJsonFile>
-    <CustomRepoBuild>true</CustomRepoBuild>
-    <SpectreConsoleReleaseVersion>0.50.0</SpectreConsoleReleaseVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <Target Name="CustomRepoBuild">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(ProjectDirectory)src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj</BuildCommandArgs>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(BuildCommandArgs) /p:Configuration=$(Configuration)</BuildCommandArgs>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(BuildCommandArgs) /v:$(LogVerbosity)</BuildCommandArgs>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(BuildCommandArgs) $(RedirectRepoOutputToLog)</BuildCommandArgs>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(BuildCommandArgs) /p:Version=$(SpectreConsoleReleaseVersion)</BuildCommandArgs>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(BuildCommandArgs) /p:TargetFrameworks=$(NetCurrent)</BuildCommandArgs>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(BuildCommandArgs) /p:UseBuildTimeTools=false</BuildCommandArgs>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(BuildCommandArgs) /p:IsAotCompatible=false</BuildCommandArgs>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(BuildCommandArgs) /p:DelaySign=$(DelaySign)</BuildCommandArgs>
-      <BuildCommandArgs>$(BuildCommandArgs) /p:PublicSign=$(PublicSign)</BuildCommandArgs>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-
-    <Exec Command="$(DotNetTool) restore /bl:$(ArtifactsLogRepoDir)restore.binlog $(BuildCommandArgs)"
-          EnvironmentVariables="@(EnvironmentVariables)"
-          WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDirectory)"
-          IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat="true" />
-
-    <Exec Command="$(DotNetTool) build /bl:$(ArtifactsLogRepoDir)build.binlog $(BuildCommandArgs)"
-          EnvironmentVariables="@(EnvironmentVariables)"
-          WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDirectory)"
-          IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat="true" />
-
-    <Exec Command="$(DotNetTool) pack /bl:$(ArtifactsLogRepoDir)pack.binlog $(BuildCommandArgs)"
-          EnvironmentVariables="@(EnvironmentVariables)"
-          WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDirectory)"
-          IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat="true" />
-  </Target>
-
-</Project>
diff --git a/src/externalPackages/src/spectre-console b/src/externalPackages/src/spectre-console
deleted file mode 160000
index 68fcfe0de4..0000000000
--- a/src/externalPackages/src/spectre-console
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 68fcfe0de4c0602b1c4d4c3cf58ea70e9f06388c