diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 21f4c0c7..e69de29b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "cmake"]
-	branch = master
-	path = cmake
-	url = https://github.com/jrl-umi3218/jrl-cmakemodules.git
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2391353f..b38f4a67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Added Centauro ([#346](https://github.com/Gepetto/example-robot-data/pull/346))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Use coal instead of hppfcl ([#374](https://github.com/Gepetto/example-robot-data/pull/374))
 
+### Removed
+
+- removed cmake submodule ([#375](https://github.com/Gepetto/example-robot-data/pull/375))
+
 ## [4.4.0] - 2025-09-29
 
 - The default git branch is now devel
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index edc566f9..636af33f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,33 +28,23 @@ set(PROJECT_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION AnyNewerVersion)
 
 # Check if the submodule cmake have been initialized
 set(JRL_CMAKE_MODULES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake")
-if(EXISTS "${JRL_CMAKE_MODULES}/base.cmake")
-    message(STATUS "JRL cmakemodules found in 'cmake/' git submodule")
+find_package(jrl-cmakemodules QUIET CONFIG)
+if(jrl-cmakemodules_FOUND)
+    get_property(
+        JRL_CMAKE_MODULES
+        TARGET jrl-cmakemodules::jrl-cmakemodules
+        PROPERTY INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
+    )
+    message(STATUS "JRL cmakemodules found on system at ${JRL_CMAKE_MODULES}")
 else()
-    find_package(jrl-cmakemodules QUIET CONFIG)
-    if(jrl-cmakemodules_FOUND)
-        get_property(
-            JRL_CMAKE_MODULES
-            TARGET jrl-cmakemodules::jrl-cmakemodules
-            PROPERTY INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-        )
-        message(
-            STATUS
-            "JRL cmakemodules found on system at ${JRL_CMAKE_MODULES}"
-        )
-    else()
-        message(STATUS "JRL cmakemodules not found. Let's fetch it.")
-        include(FetchContent)
-        FetchContent_Declare(
-            "jrl-cmakemodules"
-            GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/jrl-umi3218/jrl-cmakemodules.git"
-        )
-        FetchContent_MakeAvailable("jrl-cmakemodules")
-        FetchContent_GetProperties(
-            "jrl-cmakemodules"
-            SOURCE_DIR JRL_CMAKE_MODULES
-        )
-    endif()
+    message(STATUS "JRL cmakemodules not found. Let's fetch it.")
+    include(FetchContent)
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+        "jrl-cmakemodules"
+        GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/jrl-umi3218/jrl-cmakemodules.git"
+    )
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable("jrl-cmakemodules")
+    FetchContent_GetProperties("jrl-cmakemodules" SOURCE_DIR JRL_CMAKE_MODULES)
 endif()
 
 # JRL-cmakemodule setup
diff --git a/cmake b/cmake
deleted file mode 160000
index 330567ca..00000000
--- a/cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 330567ca8c9b342952222a1311a54dbb7ed6608f