diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3748eccbd3..5ef4e3c6df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Code
         if: matrix.should_run == true
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Setup swap
         if: matrix.ghc == '8.10.7' && matrix.should_run == true
@@ -920,8 +918,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Point Command Line Tools SDK to Xcode SDK
         shell: bash
@@ -1272,8 +1268,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Prepare build
         id: prepare
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 38bfea49c2..0000000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "apps/multiplatform/external/nanohttpd/upstream"]
-	path = apps/multiplatform/external/nanohttpd/upstream
-	url = https://github.com/NanoHttpd/nanohttpd
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/.gitignore b/apps/multiplatform/.gitignore
index 4762a9f2f4..bc00225c87 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/.gitignore
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/.gitignore
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ android/build
 android/release
 common/build
 desktop/build
-external/nanohttpd/build
 release
 
 # Generated SimpleX assets
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/README.md b/apps/multiplatform/README.md
index 8fc0f701f3..158ebb7d02 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/README.md
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/README.md
@@ -6,15 +6,6 @@ This is a guide to contributing to the develop of the SimpleX android and deskto
 
 This is the **Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)** mobile and desktop client for SimpleX Chat, sharing code between Android and Desktop (JVM) platforms using Compose Multiplatform for UI.
 
-## Setup
-
-The desktop app builds nanohttpd from a submodule, Android does not use it. Before building
-the desktop app on a fresh checkout:
-
-```bash
-git submodule update --init --recursive
-```
-
 ## Build Commands
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/build.gradle.kts b/apps/multiplatform/common/build.gradle.kts
index a72ad2b0f1..06f2a19cb7 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ kotlin {
         implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.12")
         implementation("uk.co.caprica:vlcj:4.8.3")
         implementation("net.java.dev.jna:jna:5.14.0")
-        implementation(project(":external:nanohttpd"))
         implementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0")
         implementation("dev.onvoid.webrtc:webrtc-java:$webrtcJavaVersion")
         implementation("dev.onvoid.webrtc:webrtc-java:$webrtcJavaVersion:$webrtcJavaNativeClassifier")
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/external/nanohttpd/build.gradle.kts b/apps/multiplatform/external/nanohttpd/build.gradle.kts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7841d8f803..0000000000
--- a/apps/multiplatform/external/nanohttpd/build.gradle.kts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-  `java-library`
-}
-
-// Built from the upstream submodule pinned at efb2ebf85a2b06f7c508aba9eaad5377e3a01e81, because
-// upstream never released the org.nanohttpd packages and JitPack no longer serves or builds that
-// commit. Only the core and websocket modules are used, the samples are not.
-group = "org.nanohttpd"
-version = "efb2ebf"
-
-val upstream = layout.projectDirectory.dir("upstream")
-
-sourceSets {
-  main {
-    java {
-      setSrcDirs(listOf(upstream.dir("core/src/main/java"), upstream.dir("websocket/src/main/java")))
-      exclude("org/nanohttpd/samples/**")
-    }
-    resources.setSrcDirs(listOf(upstream.dir("core/src/main/resources")))
-  }
-}
-
-java {
-  val jvmVersion = JavaVersion.toVersion(providers.gradleProperty("kotlin.jvm.target").get())
-  sourceCompatibility = jvmVersion
-  targetCompatibility = jvmVersion
-}
-
-val upstreamSources = sourceSets.main.get().java.matching { include("org/nanohttpd/**") }
-
-// compileJava and jar silently succeed without the sources, so the check needs its own task.
-// It cannot run during configuration, Android builds must work without the submodule.
-val checkUpstreamSources by tasks.registering {
-  doFirst {
-    if (upstreamSources.isEmpty) {
-      throw GradleException("nanohttpd sources are missing, run: git submodule update --init --recursive")
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-tasks.compileJava {
-  dependsOn(checkUpstreamSources)
-}
-
-// Without this the jar records the build machine's timestamps, file order and file modes,
-// which makes the desktop packages unreproducible
-tasks.jar {
-  isPreserveFileTimestamps = false
-  isReproducibleFileOrder = true
-  filePermissions { unix("644") }
-  dirPermissions { unix("755") }
-}
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/external/nanohttpd/upstream b/apps/multiplatform/external/nanohttpd/upstream
deleted file mode 160000
index efb2ebf85a..0000000000
--- a/apps/multiplatform/external/nanohttpd/upstream
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit efb2ebf85a2b06f7c508aba9eaad5377e3a01e81
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/settings.gradle.kts b/apps/multiplatform/settings.gradle.kts
index 461ae54fc3..50a50d531d 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ pluginManagement {
 
 rootProject.name = "app"
 
-include(":android", ":desktop", ":common", ":external:nanohttpd")
+include(":android", ":desktop", ":common")
diff --git a/scripts/simplex-chat-reproduce-builds.sh b/scripts/simplex-chat-reproduce-builds.sh
index 5d18b226a8..d512735bf1 100755
--- a/scripts/simplex-chat-reproduce-builds.sh
+++ b/scripts/simplex-chat-reproduce-builds.sh
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ mkdir -p "${init_dir}/${TAG}-${repo_name}/from-source" "${init_dir}/${TAG}-${rep
 
 git -C "${tempdir}" clone "${repo}.git" &&\
     cd "${tempdir}/${repo_name}" &&\
-    git checkout "${TAG}" &&\
-    git submodule update --init --recursive
+    git checkout "${TAG}"
 
 oses="22.04@sha256:5c8b2c0a6c745bc177669abfaa716b4bc57d58e2ea3882fb5da67f4d59e3dda5 24.04@sha256:98ff7968124952e719a8a69bb3cccdd217f5fe758108ac4f21ad22e1df44d237"
 
@@ -148,9 +147,8 @@ for os_pair in ${oses}; do
         -t "${container_name}" \
         sh -c 'rm -rf ./dist-newstyle ./apps/multiplatform'
 
-    # Also restore git to previous state + re-initialize submodules
+    # Also restore git to previous state
     git reset --hard && git clean -dfx
-    git submodule update --init --recursive
 
     # Stop containers, delete images
     docker stop "${container_name}"