diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ae877f9..3cbe5af 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 [submodule "control/025deg_jra55_ryf"]
 	path = control/025deg_jra55_ryf
 	url = https://github.com/COSIMA/025deg_jra55_ryf.git
-[submodule "control/1deg_core_nyf"]
-	path = control/1deg_core_nyf
-	url = https://github.com/COSIMA/1deg_core_nyf.git
 [submodule "tools/esmgrids"]
 	path = tools/esmgrids
 	url = https://github.com/DoublePrecision/esmgrids.git
@@ -31,12 +28,3 @@
 [submodule "control/025deg_jra55_iaf"]
 	path = control/025deg_jra55_iaf
 	url = https://github.com/COSIMA/025deg_jra55_iaf.git
-[submodule "control/minimal_01deg_jra55_ryf"]
-	path = control/minimal_01deg_jra55_ryf
-	url = https://github.com/COSIMA/minimal_01deg_jra55_ryf.git
-[submodule "control/minimal_01deg_jra55_iaf"]
-	path = control/minimal_01deg_jra55_iaf
-	url = https://github.com/COSIMA/minimal_01deg_jra55_iaf.git
-[submodule "control/025deg_core2_nyf"]
-	path = control/025deg_core2_nyf
-	url = https://github.com/COSIMA/025deg_core2_nyf.git
diff --git a/control/025deg_core2_nyf b/control/025deg_core2_nyf
deleted file mode 160000
index 7b1da6a..0000000
--- a/control/025deg_core2_nyf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 7b1da6a7f45a523f03d0bc18c99aa4155a0b148f
diff --git a/control/1deg_core_nyf b/control/1deg_core_nyf
deleted file mode 160000
index c3f6d28..0000000
--- a/control/1deg_core_nyf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit c3f6d28ca34c7f90e2692650ee645b506639b56d
diff --git a/control/minimal_01deg_jra55_iaf b/control/minimal_01deg_jra55_iaf
deleted file mode 160000
index a8f5dca..0000000
--- a/control/minimal_01deg_jra55_iaf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a8f5dca43f3fe9e4a13a38b814ec0a56800bffdb
diff --git a/control/minimal_01deg_jra55_ryf b/control/minimal_01deg_jra55_ryf
deleted file mode 160000
index cf37b25..0000000
--- a/control/minimal_01deg_jra55_ryf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit cf37b25ce187951659c5bb073f94f99d6e009c5e