diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 64a36638..f1a6f8e8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -316,9 +316,3 @@
 	url = ../qtwebglplugin.git
 	branch = dev
 	status = preview
-[submodule "qtopcua"]
-	depends = qtbase
-	path = qtopcua
-	url = ../qtopcua.git
-	branch = dev
-	status = preview
diff --git a/qtopcua b/qtopcua
deleted file mode 160000
index 05fc0665..00000000
--- a/qtopcua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 05fc06658e75c92222624c12f30105d8eee44c6e