diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/actions_cpp.yml
index 1ccd7f4b..9d438975 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions_cpp.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '16'
     - name: Get GoogleTest
-      run: git submodule update --init
+      run: |
+        cd CPP/Tests
+        git clone https://github.com/google/googletest
     - name: Add MSBuild to PATH
       uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2      
     - name: Build
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '16'
     - name: Get GoogleTest
-      run: git submodule update --init
+      run: |
+        cd CPP/Tests
+        git clone https://github.com/google/googletest
     - name: Build
       run: |
         mkdir CPP/build
@@ -51,7 +55,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '16'
     - name: Get GoogleTest
-      run: git submodule update --init
+      run: |
+        cd CPP/Tests
+        git clone https://github.com/google/googletest
     - name: Install gcc 11
       run: |
         sudo apt update
@@ -75,7 +81,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '16'
     - name: Get GoogleTest
-      run: git submodule update --init
+      run: |
+        cd CPP/Tests
+        git clone https://github.com/google/googletest
     - name: Build
       run: |
         export CC=/usr/bin/clang
@@ -96,7 +104,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '16'
     - name: Get GoogleTest
-      run: git submodule update --init
+      run: |
+        cd CPP/Tests
+        git clone https://github.com/google/googletest
     - name: Install clang 13
       run: |
         wget https://apt.llvm.org/llvm.sh
@@ -122,7 +132,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '16'
     - name: Get GoogleTest
-      run: git submodule update --init
+      run: |
+        cd CPP/Tests
+        git clone https://github.com/google/googletest
     - name: Build
       run: |
         mkdir CPP/build
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 901cd8f5..e69de29b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "CPP/Tests/googletest"]
-	path = CPP/Tests/googletest
-	url = https://github.com/google/googletest
diff --git a/CPP/Tests/googletest b/CPP/Tests/googletest
deleted file mode 160000
index 5e6a5336..00000000
--- a/CPP/Tests/googletest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 5e6a533680fc8292c31f31664d80c48440d4a526