diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index 6f01ffb43bed7c8bf0024976c806a4ccd840884a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "workflow/process_scripts"]
-	path = workflow/process_scripts
-	url = ../../../ngsclialab/process_scripts.git