diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 82955463..6328a899 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -2,7 +2,3 @@
 	path = submodules/falcosecurity-rules
 	url = https://github.com/falcosecurity/rules.git
 	branch = main
-[submodule "submodules/falcosecurity-testing"]
-	path = submodules/falcosecurity-testing
-	url = https://github.com/falcosecurity/testing.git
-	branch = main
diff --git a/submodules/falcosecurity-testing b/submodules/falcosecurity-testing
deleted file mode 160000
index 7abf76f2..00000000
--- a/submodules/falcosecurity-testing
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 7abf76f2a0f5daefd4a780fce8d4b3c1e29d83be