diff --git a/src/config/core.c b/src/config/core.c
index 644be42dd4e74ba4a157fffb6e0795ef4b89ea87..0faebe2db578a6baf8ee99470bc99ab04b5b803f 100644
--- a/src/config/core.c
+++ b/src/config/core.c
@@ -512,9 +512,6 @@ void config_ResetAll( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 
     vlc_rwlock_wrlock (&config_lock);
     for (size_t j = 0; (p_module = list[j]) != NULL; j++)
-    {
-        if( p_module->b_submodule ) continue;
-
         for (size_t i = 0; i < p_module->confsize; i++ )
         {
             module_config_t *p_config = p_module->p_config + i;
@@ -532,7 +529,6 @@ void config_ResetAll( vlc_object_t *p_this )
                         strdupnull (p_config->orig.psz);
             }
         }
-    }
     vlc_rwlock_unlock (&config_lock);
 
     module_list_free (list);
diff --git a/src/modules/entry.c b/src/modules/entry.c
index 3dbac620c75b1e4915c92198b7c44ccd49842f2c..7660fd1775f0f1b2cd064e0ff45058dda3c2e61a 100644
--- a/src/modules/entry.c
+++ b/src/modules/entry.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ module_t *vlc_module_create (vlc_object_t *obj)
     module->psz_capability = (char*)"";
     module->i_score = 1;
     module->b_unloadable = true;
-    module->b_submodule = false;
     module->pf_activate = NULL;
     module->pf_deactivate = NULL;
     module->p_config = NULL;
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ module_t *vlc_submodule_create (module_t *module)
     submodule->psz_longname = module->psz_longname;
     submodule->psz_capability = module->psz_capability;
     submodule->i_score = module->i_score;
-    submodule->b_submodule = true;
     submodule->domain = module->domain;
     return submodule;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/modules.c b/src/modules/modules.c
index 4730661cc0d0beb2973a15382eeaaa193c33850b..6ddbb88e7b48514a512ea6c316a1a8036de2e14b 100644
--- a/src/modules/modules.c
+++ b/src/modules/modules.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ found_shortcut:
         module_t *p_cand = p_list[i].p_module;
 #ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC_PLUGINS
         /* Make sure the module is loaded in mem */
-        module_t *p_real = p_cand->b_submodule ? p_cand->parent : p_cand;
+        module_t *p_real = p_cand->parent ? p_cand->parent : p_cand;
 
         if( !p_real->b_builtin && !p_real->b_loaded )
         {
diff --git a/src/modules/modules.h b/src/modules/modules.h
index d450409d1e54a68f5eff38a555a4c795f6589de5..6523d153a356d4f43cc06aba4c2b31821b182e0f 100644
--- a/src/modules/modules.h
+++ b/src/modules/modules.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ struct module_t
     bool          b_builtin;  /* Set to true if the module is built in */
     bool          b_loaded;        /* Set to true if the dll is loaded */
     bool b_unloadable;                        /**< Can we be dlclosed? */
-    bool b_submodule;                        /**< Is this a submodule? */
 
     /* Callbacks */
     void *pf_activate;