diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "axisregistry"]
-	path = axisregistry
-	url = https://github.com/googlefonts/axisregistry
-[submodule "lang"]
-	path = lang
-	url = https://github.com/googlefonts/lang
diff --git a/axisregistry b/axisregistry
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--- a/axisregistry
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit bf07443b7ee6b392a9513a5af22c42225fc21abc
diff --git a/lang b/lang
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--- a/lang
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-Subproject commit 7a223ee36489d6c405fc17d44f06b0f62ffba38b