diff --git a/lib/git/tools.sh b/lib/git/tools.sh
index ee7c21e..b8b1e7f 100644
--- a/lib/git/tools.sh
+++ b/lib/git/tools.sh
@@ -94,5 +94,6 @@ git_submodule_rm() {
   git config -f .git/config --remove-section "submodule.$1"
   git config -f .gitmodules --remove-section "submodule.$1"
   git add .gitmodules
+  rm -rf "$1"
   git rm --cached "$1"
 }