diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 67377d7..01504dc 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@
 	path = aws/device-shadow-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
 	branch = main
 	url = https://github.com/aws/device-shadow-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk.git
-[submodule "jobs-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk"]
-	path = aws/jobs-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
-	branch = main
-	url = https://github.com/aws/jobs-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk.git
-[submodule "device-defender-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk"]
-	path = aws/device-defender-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
-	branch = main
-	url = https://github.com/aws/device-defender-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk.git
 [submodule "FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP"]
 	path = FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP
 	url = https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP
@@ -34,30 +26,3 @@
 	branch = main
 	url = https://github.com/FreeRTOS/backoffAlgorithm.git
 
-[submodule "FreeRTOS/coreMQTT"]
-	path = FreeRTOS/coreMQTT
-	url = https://github.com/FreeRTOS/coreMQTT.git
-[submodule "FreeRTOS/coreHTTP"]
-	path = FreeRTOS/coreHTTP
-	url = https://github.com/FreeRTOS/coreHTTP.git
-[submodule "FreeRTOS/coreJSON"]
-	path = FreeRTOS/coreJSON
-	url = https://github.com/FreeRTOS/coreJSON.git
-[submodule "FreeRTOS/corePKCS11"]
-	path = FreeRTOS/corePKCS11
-	url = https://github.com/FreeRTOS/corePKCS11.git
-[submodule "aws/device-shadow-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk"]
-	path = aws/device-shadow-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
-	url = https://github.com/aws/device-shadow-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk.git
-[submodule "aws/jobs-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk"]
-	path = aws/jobs-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
-	url = https://github.com/aws/jobs-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk.git
-[submodule "aws/device-defender-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk"]
-	path = aws/device-defender-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
-	url = https://github.com/aws/device-defender-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk.git
-[submodule "FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP"]
-	path = FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP
-	url = https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP
-[submodule "FreeRTOS/backoffAlgorithm"]
-	path = FreeRTOS/backoffAlgorithm
-	url = https://github.com/FreeRTOS/backoffAlgorithm.git
diff --git a/aws/device-defender-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk b/aws/device-defender-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
deleted file mode 160000
index e15db4c..0000000
--- a/aws/device-defender-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit e15db4c22cfdd534d1e0693cdbdf467c7b09e897
diff --git a/aws/jobs-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk b/aws/jobs-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
deleted file mode 160000
index 5844fb9..0000000
--- a/aws/jobs-for-aws-iot-embedded-sdk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 5844fb9a7c6bc3d12f0e4ef143d873d516cf4cce