diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "src/server/security-middleware"]
-	path = src/server/security-middleware
-	url = https://github.com/evanpelle/security-middleware.git
diff --git a/src/server/security-middleware b/src/server/security-middleware
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--- a/src/server/security-middleware
+++ /dev/null
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-Subproject commit 8fc4ab3ef93ed92e58d53fcaef7824a95636cf3f