diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9b974e3396..0a3687cba8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "plugins/myq/src/myq"]
 	path = plugins/myq/src/myq
 	url = ../../koush/myq.git
-[submodule "plugins/tensorflow/face-api.js"]
-	path = external/face-api.js
-	url = ../../koush/face-api.js
 [submodule "external/ring-client-api"]
 	path = external/ring-client-api
 	url = ../../koush/ring
diff --git a/external/face-api.js b/external/face-api.js
deleted file mode 160000
index a86687eea2..0000000000
--- a/external/face-api.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a86687eea2fed9fce0c990b09d3b838cfb015b47