diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 6ebbad59..764a4381 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@
 [submodule "tools/axe"]
 	path = tools/axe
 	url = https://github.com/CTSRD-CHERI/axe.git
-[submodule "tools/barstools"]
-	path = tools/barstools
-	url = https://github.com/ucb-bar/barstools.git
 [submodule "tools/cde"]
 	path = tools/cde
 	url = https://github.com/chipsalliance/cde.git
diff --git a/tools/barstools b/tools/barstools
deleted file mode 160000
index 60a1be9b..00000000
--- a/tools/barstools
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 60a1be9bfe344fccbddd4874524accb3c9d2ade9