diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/submodule.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/submodule.go
index d9d1ccd20..3f69ce875 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/submodule.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/submodule.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (self *SubmoduleCommands) Delete(submodule *models.SubmoduleConfig) error {
 
 	// We may in fact want to use the repo's git dir path but git docs say not to
 	// mix submodules and worktrees anyway.
-	return os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(self.repoPaths.WorktreeGitDirPath(), "modules", submodule.Path))
+	return os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(self.repoPaths.WorktreeGitDirPath(), "modules", submodule.Name))
 }
 
 func (self *SubmoduleCommands) Add(name string, path string, url string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/remove.go b/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/remove.go
index f4f1cd04f..22fb83f30 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/remove.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/remove.go
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ var Remove = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("-   url = ../other_repo"),
 		)
 
-		/* EXPECTED:
 		t.FileSystem().PathNotPresent(gitDirSubmodulePath)
-		ACTUAL: */
-		t.FileSystem().PathPresent(gitDirSubmodulePath)
 	},
 })