diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index 25ba6e3c67..0000000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "3rdparty"]
-	path = 3rdparty
-	url = ../blobs.git
-	update = none
-	ignore = all
diff --git a/.gitreview b/.gitreview
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index 20191c7298..0000000000
--- a/.gitreview
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-[gerrit]
-host=review.coreboot.org
-port=29418
-project=coreboot
-defaultbranch=master