diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e389f3a..7eccdae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Download gBar
         uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Run meson
         run: |
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7748e45..e69de29 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "thirdparty/stb"]
-	path = thirdparty/stb
-	url = https://github.com/nothings/stb
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a65b6ed..e120f3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ My personal blazingly fast and efficient status bar + widgets, in case anyone fi
 - meson, gcc/clang, ninja
 
 ## Building and installation (Manually)
-1. Clone gBar recursively
+1. Clone gBar
     ```
-    git clone https://github.com/scorpion-26/gBar --recursive
+    git clone https://github.com/scorpion-26/gBar
     ```
 2. Configure with meson
     
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 620c50e..8098aab 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
           gtk3
           gtk-layer-shell
           libpulseaudio
-          stb
           libdbusmenu-gtk3
           libsass
         ];
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 77c846c..c7c79bb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -121,16 +121,9 @@ endif
 
 add_global_arguments('-DUSE_LOGFILE', language: 'cpp')
 
-# stb
-fs = import('fs')
-stb = include_directories('thirdparty')
-add_global_arguments('-DHAS_STB', language: 'cpp')
-
-
 libgBar = library('gBar',
   sources,
   dependencies: dependencies,
-  include_directories: stb,
   install: true)
 
 pkg = import('pkgconfig')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index b0c4500..8e6e9e4 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ option('WithHyprland', type: 'boolean', value : true)
 # Workspaces general, enables Wayland protocol
 option('WithWorkspaces', type: 'boolean', value : true)
 
-# Tray icons, requires stb git submodule
+# Tray icons
 option('WithSNI', type: 'boolean', value : true)
 
 option('WithNvidia', type: 'boolean', value : true)
diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h
index 4e98b9c..dee6094 100644
--- a/src/Config.h
+++ b/src/Config.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public:
     bool hasBlueZ = false;
 #endif
 
-#if defined WITH_SNI && defined HAS_STB
+#ifdef WITH_SNI
     bool hasSNI = true;
 #else
     bool hasSNI = false;
diff --git a/src/SNI.cpp b/src/SNI.cpp
index 4709e5b..dd99aaa 100644
--- a/src/SNI.cpp
+++ b/src/SNI.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 #include <libdbusmenu-gtk/menu.h>
 
-#define STB_IMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION
-#include <stb/stb_image.h>
-
 #include <fstream>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <unordered_set>
diff --git a/thirdparty/stb b/thirdparty/stb
deleted file mode 160000
index 5736b15..0000000
--- a/thirdparty/stb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 5736b15f7ea0ffb08dd38af21067c314d6a3aae9