diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9af9c8633173..2b0baddb1740 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,27 +1,9 @@
-[submodule "roms/seabios"]
-	path = roms/seabios
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/seabios.git/
-[submodule "roms/ipxe"]
-	path = roms/ipxe
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/ipxe.git
-[submodule "roms/openbios"]
-	path = roms/openbios
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/openbios.git
 [submodule "roms/qemu-palcode"]
 	path = roms/qemu-palcode
 	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-palcode.git
-[submodule "roms/sgabios"]
-	path = roms/sgabios
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/sgabios.git
 [submodule "dtc"]
 	path = dtc
 	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/dtc.git
-[submodule "roms/u-boot"]
-	path = roms/u-boot
-	url = https://github.com/qemu/u-boot.git
-[submodule "roms/skiboot"]
-	path = roms/skiboot
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/skiboot.git
 [submodule "roms/QemuMacDrivers"]
 	path = roms/QemuMacDrivers
 	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/QemuMacDrivers.git
@@ -31,30 +13,12 @@
 [submodule "capstone"]
 	path = capstone
 	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/capstone.git
-[submodule "roms/seabios-hppa"]
-	path = roms/seabios-hppa
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/seabios-hppa.git
-[submodule "roms/u-boot-sam460ex"]
-	path = roms/u-boot-sam460ex
-	url = https://github.com/qemu/u-boot-sam460ex.git
 [submodule "tests/fp/berkeley-testfloat-3"]
 	path = tests/fp/berkeley-testfloat-3
 	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/berkeley-testfloat-3.git
 [submodule "tests/fp/berkeley-softfloat-3"]
 	path = tests/fp/berkeley-softfloat-3
 	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/berkeley-softfloat-3.git
-[submodule "roms/edk2"]
-	path = roms/edk2
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/edk2.git
 [submodule "slirp"]
 	path = slirp
 	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/libslirp.git
-[submodule "roms/opensbi"]
-	path = roms/opensbi
-	url = 	https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/opensbi.git
-[submodule "roms/qboot"]
-	path = roms/qboot
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qboot.git
-[submodule "roms/vbootrom"]
-	path = roms/vbootrom
-	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/vbootrom.git
diff --git a/roms/edk2 b/roms/edk2
deleted file mode 160000
index 06dc822d045c..000000000000
--- a/roms/edk2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 06dc822d045c2bb42e497487935485302486e151
diff --git a/roms/ipxe b/roms/ipxe
deleted file mode 160000
index 4bd064de239d..000000000000
--- a/roms/ipxe
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 4bd064de239dab2426b31c9789a1f4d78087dc63
diff --git a/roms/openbios b/roms/openbios
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index 7f28286f5cb1..000000000000
--- a/roms/openbios
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 7f28286f5cb1ca682e3ba0a8706d8884f12bc49e
diff --git a/roms/opensbi b/roms/opensbi
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--- a/roms/opensbi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a98258d0b537a295f517bbc8d813007336731fa9
diff --git a/roms/qboot b/roms/qboot
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index a5300c4949b8..000000000000
--- a/roms/qboot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a5300c4949b8d4de2d34bedfaed66793f48ec948
diff --git a/roms/seabios b/roms/seabios
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index 155821a1990b..000000000000
--- a/roms/seabios
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 155821a1990b6de78dde5f98fa5ab90e802021e0
diff --git a/roms/seabios-hppa b/roms/seabios-hppa
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--- a/roms/seabios-hppa
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-Subproject commit 73b740f77190643b2ada5ee97a9a108c6ef2a37b
diff --git a/roms/sgabios b/roms/sgabios
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--- a/roms/sgabios
+++ /dev/null
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-Subproject commit cbaee52287e5f32373181cff50a00b6c4ac9015a
diff --git a/roms/skiboot b/roms/skiboot
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-Subproject commit 3a6fdede6ce117facec0108afe716cf5d0472c3f
diff --git a/roms/u-boot b/roms/u-boot
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-Subproject commit d3689267f92c5956e09cc7d1baa4700141662bff
diff --git a/roms/u-boot-sam460ex b/roms/u-boot-sam460ex
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-Subproject commit 60b3916f33e617a815973c5a6df77055b2e3a588
diff --git a/roms/vbootrom b/roms/vbootrom
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-Subproject commit 0c37a43527f0ee2b9584e7fb2fdc805e902635ac