diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 691731cca..aa3d4d48b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -145,12 +145,6 @@
 [submodule "main/libraries/libtqt-perl"]
 	path = main/libraries/libtqt-perl
 	url = https://system@scm.trinitydesktop.org/scm/git/libtqt-perl
-[submodule "main/libraries/mlt"]
-	path = main/libraries/mlt
-	url = https://system@scm.trinitydesktop.org/scm/git/mlt
-[submodule "main/libraries/mlt++"]
-	path = main/libraries/mlt++
-	url = https://system@scm.trinitydesktop.org/scm/git/mltpp
 [submodule "main/libraries/python-trinity"]
 	path = main/libraries/python-trinity
 	url = https://system@scm.trinitydesktop.org/scm/git/python-trinity
diff --git a/main/libraries/mlt b/main/libraries/mlt
deleted file mode 160000
index a731004cd..000000000
--- a/main/libraries/mlt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a731004cd4e0ba4b44aa9ef977d7954d67df96de
diff --git a/main/libraries/mlt++ b/main/libraries/mlt++
deleted file mode 160000
index 0fe5e8ca4..000000000
--- a/main/libraries/mlt++
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 0fe5e8ca4a8c6ea74535f8449e402537c3980dab
diff --git a/submodules b/submodules
index 43da69494..0449d546f 100644
--- a/submodules
+++ b/submodules
@@ -57,12 +57,6 @@ main/libraries/libtdeldap/cmake
 main/libraries/libtqt-perl
 main/libraries/libtqt-perl/admin
 main/libraries/libtqt-perl/cmake
-main/libraries/mlt
-main/libraries/mlt/admin
-main/libraries/mlt/cmake
-main/libraries/mlt++
-main/libraries/mlt++/admin
-main/libraries/mlt++/cmake
 main/libraries/pytdeextensions
 main/libraries/pytdeextensions/admin
 main/libraries/pytdeextensions/cmake