diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1cf297f7875..78c96d882d2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-[submodule "experimental/packages/otlp-proto-exporter-base/protos"]
-	path = experimental/packages/otlp-proto-exporter-base/protos
-	url = https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto.git
 [submodule "experimental/packages/otlp-transformer/protos"]
 	path = experimental/packages/otlp-transformer/protos
 	url = https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto.git