diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index a08c53c..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
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-[submodule "data"]
-	path = data
-	url = git@code.dev.sbb.berlin:qurator/qurator-data.git