diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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--- a/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "ext/lua"]
-	path = ext/lua
-	url = git@github.com:lua/lua.git
-[submodule "ext/libzip"]
-	path = ext/libzip
-	url = git@github.com:nih-at/libzip.git
diff --git a/ext/libzip b/ext/libzip
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--- a/ext/libzip
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 5532f9baa0c44cc5435ad135686a4ea009075b9a