diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 5e582e5ec39..e0f6c717137 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@
 [submodule "src/rust-xlib"]
 	path = src/rust-xlib
 	url = git://github.com/mozilla-servo/rust-xlib.git
-[submodule "src/rust-cairo"]
-	path = src/rust-cairo
-	url = git://github.com/mozilla-servo/rust-cairo.git
 [submodule "src/rust-css"]
 	path = src/rust-css
 	url = git://github.com/mozilla-servo/rust-css.git
@@ -88,9 +85,3 @@
 [submodule "src/rust"]
 	path = src/rust
 	url = git://github.com/mozilla/rust.git
-[submodule "src/cairo"]
-	path = src/cairo
-	url = git://github.com/mozilla-servo/cairo.git
-[submodule "src/pixman"]
-	path = src/pixman
-	url = git://github.com/mozilla-servo/pixman.git
diff --git a/src/cairo b/src/cairo
deleted file mode 160000
index c6402195adc..00000000000
--- a/src/cairo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit c6402195adc8830d4b2eba3f755044842edb3ae6
diff --git a/src/pixman b/src/pixman
deleted file mode 160000
index 958bd334b3c..00000000000
--- a/src/pixman
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 958bd334b3c17f529c80f2eeef4224f45c62f292
diff --git a/src/rust-cairo b/src/rust-cairo
deleted file mode 160000
index a8f510a3722..00000000000
--- a/src/rust-cairo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a8f510a3722f14202ff7d111910fa4a1f04fae45