diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 56a5b38cf..70642dfa4 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-[submodule "pkgar"]
-	path = pkgar
-	url = https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git
-	branch = master
 [submodule "rust"]
 	path = rust
 	url = https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/rust.git
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2598919cd..9b1567786 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1362,9 +1362,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
-version = "2.12.0"
+version = "2.12.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6717a8d2a5a929a1a2eb43a12812498ed141a0bcfb7e8f7844fbdbe4303bba9f"
+checksum = "0ad4bb2b565bca0645f4d68c5c9af97fba094e9791da685bf83cb5f3ce74acf2"
 dependencies = [
  "equivalent",
  "hashbrown 0.16.1",
@@ -1708,19 +1708,6 @@ version = "0.3.32"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7edddbd0b52d732b21ad9a5fab5c704c14cd949e5e9a1ec5929a24fded1b904c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pkgar"
-version = "0.1.19"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "blake3 0.3.8",
- "bytemuck",
- "clap",
- "pkgar-core 0.1.19",
- "pkgar-keys 0.1.19",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pkgar"
 version = "0.1.19"
@@ -1737,13 +1724,17 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "pkgar-core"
+name = "pkgar"
 version = "0.1.19"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git#e265d32cc0bb149a9574d4500e5409cbb8b662d5"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "anyhow",
  "blake3 0.3.8",
  "bytemuck",
- "dryoc",
+ "clap",
+ "pkgar-core 0.1.19 (git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git)",
+ "pkgar-keys 0.1.19 (git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git)",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1759,20 +1750,14 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "pkgar-keys"
+name = "pkgar-core"
 version = "0.1.19"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git#e265d32cc0bb149a9574d4500e5409cbb8b662d5"
 dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "clap",
- "dirs 3.0.2",
- "hex",
- "lazy_static",
- "pkgar-core 0.1.19",
- "seckey",
- "serde",
- "termion",
- "thiserror 2.0.17",
- "toml 0.8.23",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "blake3 0.3.8",
+ "bytemuck",
+ "dryoc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1794,6 +1779,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml 0.8.23",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pkgar-keys"
+version = "0.1.19"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git#e265d32cc0bb149a9574d4500e5409cbb8b662d5"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "clap",
+ "dirs 6.0.0",
+ "hex",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "pkgar-core 0.1.19 (git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git)",
+ "seckey",
+ "serde",
+ "termion",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
+ "toml 0.8.23",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic"
 version = "1.11.1"
@@ -2065,9 +2068,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "object",
  "pbr",
- "pkgar 0.1.19",
- "pkgar-core 0.1.19",
- "pkgar-keys 0.1.19",
+ "pkgar 0.1.19 (git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git)",
+ "pkgar-core 0.1.19 (git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git)",
+ "pkgar-keys 0.1.19 (git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git)",
  "ratatui",
  "redox-pkg",
  "redox_installer",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 62e8eeaa1..dd212b993 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ libc = "0.2"
 ignore = "0.4"
 object = { version = "0.36", features = ["build_core"] }
 pbr = "1.0.2"
-pkgar = { path = "pkgar/pkgar" }
-pkgar-core = { path = "pkgar/pkgar-core" }
-pkgar-keys = { path = "pkgar/pkgar-keys" }
+pkgar = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git" }
+pkgar-core = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git" }
+pkgar-keys = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git" }
 redox-pkg = "0.2.8"
 redox_installer = "0.2.37"
 redoxer = "0.2.60"
diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index 8e9801985..9806b8ccf 100755
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -57,22 +57,7 @@ export FIND
 
 if [ -z "${IS_REDOX}" ]
 then
-function pkgar {
-    "$ROOT/pkgar/target/release/pkgar" "$@"
-}
-function cook {
-    "$ROOT/target/release/cook" "$@"
-}
 function repo {
     "$ROOT/target/release/repo" "$@"
 }
-function repo_builder {
-    "$ROOT/target/release/repo_builder" "$@"
-}
-function list_recipes {
-    "$ROOT/target/release/list_recipes" "$@"
-}
-function find_recipe {
-    "$ROOT/target/release/find_recipe" "$@"
-}
 fi
diff --git a/mk/ci.mk b/mk/ci.mk
index a16c60a4d..e150b8003 100644
--- a/mk/ci.mk
+++ b/mk/ci.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	$(HOST_CARGO) build --manifest-path Cargo.toml --release
-	$(HOST_CARGO) build --manifest-path pkgar/Cargo.toml --release
 	export CI=1 COOKBOOK_LOGS=true PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
 	./repo.sh $(REPO_APPSTREAM) $(REPO_NONSTOP) --with-package-deps "--filesystem=config/$(ARCH)/ci.toml"
 endif
diff --git a/mk/fstools.mk b/mk/fstools.mk
index a1d1f8e1d..6a7a8e298 100644
--- a/mk/fstools.mk
+++ b/mk/fstools.mk
@@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	$(HOST_CARGO) build --manifest-path Cargo.toml --release
-	$(HOST_CARGO) build --manifest-path pkgar/Cargo.toml --release
 	touch $@
 endif
 
 fstools_clean: FORCE
 	rm -rf target
-	rm -rf pkgar/target
 	rm -rf $(FSTOOLS)
 	rm -rf $(FSTOOLS)-target
 	rm -f $(FSTOOLS_TAG)
diff --git a/pkgar b/pkgar
deleted file mode 160000
index 98aecac8d..000000000
--- a/pkgar
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 98aecac8d40b6a47429e2a5585416ad90c02e6db