diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index e408c157eaede43..000000000000000
--- a/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "meta/themes/docsy"]
-	path = meta/themes/docsy
-	url = https://github.com/google/docsy.git