diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index e274b379..00000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "submodules/ace"]
-	path = submodules/ace
-	url = https://github.com/ajaxorg/ace-builds.git
-	branch = master
diff --git a/lib/finder.html b/lib/finder.html
index 64c5d0ab..1cb44a87 100644
--- a/lib/finder.html
+++ b/lib/finder.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 </head>
 <body>
   <div id="content"></div>
-  <script src="../submodules/ace/src-min/ace.js"></script>
+  <script src="../node_modules/ace/build/src-min/ace.js"></script>
   <script src="../resources/katex.min.js"></script>
   <script>
     const electron = require('electron')
diff --git a/lib/main.html b/lib/main.html
index 94457d25..8822a3a4 100644
--- a/lib/main.html
+++ b/lib/main.html
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 
   <div id="content"></div>
 
-  <script src="../submodules/ace/src-min/ace.js"></script>
-  <script src="../submodules/ace/src-min/ext-themelist.js"></script>
+  <script src="../node_modules/ace/build/src-min/ace.js"></script>
+  <script src="../node_modules/ace/build/src-min/ext-themelist.js"></script>
   <script src="../resources/katex.min.js"></script>
   <script type='text/javascript'>
     const electron = require('electron')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3816b63..4cb924ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "@rokt33r/markdown-it-math": "^4.0.1",
     "@rokt33r/node-ipc": "^5.0.4",
     "@rokt33r/sanitize-html": "^1.11.2",
+    "ace": "git+ssh://git@github.com/ajaxorg/ace.git",
     "devicon": "^2.0.0",
     "electron-gh-releases": "^2.0.2",
     "font-awesome": "^4.3.0",
diff --git a/submodules/ace b/submodules/ace
deleted file mode 160000
index 8dcfcd6d..00000000
--- a/submodules/ace
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 8dcfcd6d0d6e0167f2282fa51308facc6f4fc46c
