diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9ae1e8306bc2..73b12931d77f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,3 +22,9 @@
 [submodule "vendor/pdf_viewer"]
 	path = vendor/pdf_viewer
 	url = https://github.com/electron/pdf-viewer.git
+[submodule "vendor/gyp"]
+	path = vendor/gyp
+	url = https://github.com/electron/gyp
+[submodule "vendor/libchromiumcontent"]
+	path = vendor/libchromiumcontent
+	url = https://github.com/electron/libchromiumcontent
diff --git a/brightray/.gitmodules b/brightray/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 54ed18cf53ba..000000000000
--- a/brightray/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "vendor/libchromiumcontent"]
-	path = vendor/libchromiumcontent
-	url = https://github.com/electron/libchromiumcontent
-[submodule "vendor/gyp"]
-	path = vendor/gyp
-	url = https://github.com/electron/gyp
diff --git a/brightray/vendor/.gitignore b/brightray/vendor/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 0920e14cbc0f..000000000000
--- a/brightray/vendor/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/download/
diff --git a/brightray/vendor/gyp b/vendor/gyp
similarity index 100%
rename from brightray/vendor/gyp
rename to vendor/gyp
diff --git a/brightray/vendor/libchromiumcontent b/vendor/libchromiumcontent
similarity index 100%
rename from brightray/vendor/libchromiumcontent
rename to vendor/libchromiumcontent