diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 74fabd6..5a3ea2d 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,6 +4,3 @@
 [submodule "contrib/tor"]
 	path = contrib/tor
 	url = https://git.torproject.org/tor.git
-[submodule "contrib/KDMacTouchBar"]
-	path = contrib/KDMacTouchBar
-	url = https://github.com/KDAB/KDMacTouchBar.git
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e80393..0fcf663 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -344,8 +344,4 @@ set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=c11 ${C_SECURITY_FLAGS}")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 ${CXX_SECURITY_FLAGS}")
 set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LD_SECURITY_FLAGS} ${STATIC_FLAGS}")
 
-if(APPLE)
-    add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contrib/KDMacTouchBar")
-endif()
-
 add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index bb4e6aa..fdbbd7c 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -264,14 +264,6 @@ if (WITH_SCANNER)
     )
 endif()
 
-if(APPLE)
-    target_link_libraries(feather
-            KDMacTouchBar
-            )
-    target_include_directories(feather
-            PUBLIC ../contrib/KDMacTouchBar)
-endif()
-
 if(NOT APPLE)
     target_link_libraries(feather
             Qt5::QSvgIconPlugin