diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index b3df2518..a4ccc9e9 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "themes/ananke"]
-	path = themes/ananke
-	url = https://github.com/budparr/gohugo-theme-ananke.git
-[submodule "themes/beautifulhugo"]
-	path = themes/beautifulhugo
-	url = git@github.com:halogenica/beautifulhugo.git
 [submodule "themes/hyde"]
 	path = themes/hyde
 	url = git@github.com:spf13/hyde.git
-[submodule "themes/indigo"]
-	path = themes/indigo
-	url = https://github.com/AngeloStavrow/indigo.git
-[submodule "themes/hugo-flex"]
-	path = themes/hugo-flex
-	url = https://github.com/de-souza/hugo-flex.git
-[submodule "themes/paperback"]
-	path = themes/paperback
-	url = https://github.com/damiencaselli/paperback.git
-[submodule "themes/pixyll"]
-	path = themes/pixyll
-	url = https://github.com/azmelanar/hugo-theme-pixyll.git
diff --git a/themes/ananke b/themes/ananke
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--- a/themes/ananke
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit dd58c2f3e860a66f83f8d1a1a2520e976d4b2369
diff --git a/themes/beautifulhugo b/themes/beautifulhugo
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--- a/themes/beautifulhugo
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-Subproject commit ea2867027db71ac3508d3820ea2c496bed8a29a8
diff --git a/themes/hugo-flex b/themes/hugo-flex
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--- a/themes/hugo-flex
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-Subproject commit 52d652dd06b6726a3d8dd2d28c0785185a1471f5
diff --git a/themes/indigo b/themes/indigo
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--- a/themes/indigo
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-Subproject commit fb5c85b9a66b6545214c933649ebeffbcf8c5bb5
diff --git a/themes/paperback b/themes/paperback
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-Subproject commit e8769ae3cfab943115a6ee7694d4fb029c5cc1c7
diff --git a/themes/pixyll b/themes/pixyll
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-Subproject commit c25f5926822563d937b9df95be482fc5ed779b7c