diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c0d5993..9777e68 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 [submodule "vim/start/nerdcommenter"]
 	path = vim/start/nerdcommenter
 	url = https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdcommenter.git
-[submodule "vim/start/YouCompleteMe"]
-	path = vim/start/YouCompleteMe
-	url = https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe.git
-	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "vim/start/vim-surround"]
 	path = vim/start/vim-surround
 	url = https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround.git
diff --git a/vim/start/YouCompleteMe b/vim/start/YouCompleteMe
deleted file mode 160000
index 2d1de48..0000000
--- a/vim/start/YouCompleteMe
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 2d1de481a94a3be428c87ab0404c38e58b386813