diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index decdd42..35462be 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ flymd*
 public/
 resources/
 static/
+themes/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8bf26f4..f2cb149 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variables:
   AWS_IMAGE_TAG: "0.2"
 
 before_script:
-  - git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+  - git clone https://gitlab.com/bdebyl/hugo-theme-even.git themes/even
 
 build:
   stage: build
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index b0f3d0f..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "themes/even"]
-    path = themes/even
-    url = https://gitlab.com/bdebyl/hugo-theme-even.git