diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9158f06df7..d47036d35e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -6,7 +6,4 @@
 	url = https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb.css.git
 [submodule "lib/sql"]
 	path = lib/sql
-	url = https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb-postgresql.git
-[submodule "private"]
-	path = private
-	url = https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb-private.git
+	url = https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb-postgresql.git
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