diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9cd5c3ffaa..f29b20ee41 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "libusb"]
 	path = externals/libusb/libusb
 	url = https://github.com/libusb/libusb.git
-[submodule "cpp-httplib"]
-	path = externals/cpp-httplib
-	url = https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib.git
-[submodule "cpp-jwt"]
-	path = externals/cpp-jwt
-	url = https://github.com/arun11299/cpp-jwt.git
 [submodule "VulkanMemoryAllocator"]
 	path = externals/VulkanMemoryAllocator
 	url = https://github.com/GPUOpen-LibrariesAndSDKs/VulkanMemoryAllocator.git
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 83fccef970..263271470d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -439,14 +439,6 @@ if (USE_DISCORD_PRESENCE)
     find_package(DiscordRPC MODULE)
 endif()
 
-if (ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE)
-    find_package(cpp-jwt 1.4 CONFIG)
-endif()
-
-if (ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE OR ENABLE_QT_UPDATE_CHECKER)
-    find_package(httplib 0.12 MODULE COMPONENTS OpenSSL)
-endif()
-
 if (YUZU_TESTS)
     find_package(Catch2 3.0.1 REQUIRED)
 endif()
diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index 60e4fb363e..1391e9dcd5 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -202,17 +202,36 @@ CPMAddPackage(
 )
 
 # httplib
-if ((ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE OR ENABLE_QT_UPDATE_CHECKER) AND NOT TARGET httplib::httplib)
-    set(HTTPLIB_REQUIRE_OPENSSL ON)
-    add_subdirectory(cpp-httplib)
+if ((ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE OR ENABLE_QT_UPDATE_CHECKER))
+    set(CPM_USE_LOCAL_PACKAGES ON)
+
+    # TODO(crueter): fix local package (gentoo?)
+    CPMAddPackage(
+        NAME httplib
+        VERSION 0.12
+        URL "https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/archive/a609330e4c.zip"
+        URL_HASH SHA512=dd3fd0572f8367d8549e1319fd98368b3e75801a293b0c3ac9b4adb806473a4506a484b3d389dc5bee5acc460cb90af7a20e5df705a1696b56496b30b9ce7ed2
+        FIND_PACKAGE_ARGUMENTS "MODULE"
+        OPTIONS
+            "HTTPLIB_REQUIRE_OPENSSL ON"
+    )
 endif()
 
 # cpp-jwt
-if (ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE AND NOT TARGET cpp-jwt::cpp-jwt)
-    set(CPP_JWT_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF)
-    set(CPP_JWT_BUILD_TESTS OFF)
-    set(CPP_JWT_USE_VENDORED_NLOHMANN_JSON OFF)
-    add_subdirectory(cpp-jwt)
+if (ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE)
+    set(CPM_USE_LOCAL_PACKAGES ON)
+
+    CPMAddPackage(
+        NAME cpp-jwt
+        VERSION 1.4
+        URL "https://github.com/arun11299/cpp-jwt/archive/10ef5735d8.zip"
+        URL_HASH SHA512=ebba3d26b33a3b0aa909f475e099594560edbce10ecd03e76d7fea68549a28713ea606d363808f88a5495b62c54c3cdb7e47aee2d946eceabd36e310479dadb7
+        FIND_PACKAGE_ARGUMENTS "CONFIG"
+        OPTIONS
+            "CPP_JWT_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF"
+            "CPP_JWT_BUILD_TESTS OFF"
+            "CPP_JWT_USE_VENDORED_NLOHMANN_JSON OFF"
+    )
 endif()
 
 # Opus
diff --git a/externals/cpp-httplib b/externals/cpp-httplib
deleted file mode 160000
index a609330e4c..0000000000
--- a/externals/cpp-httplib
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a609330e4c6374f741d3b369269f7848255e1954
diff --git a/externals/cpp-jwt b/externals/cpp-jwt
deleted file mode 160000
index 10ef5735d8..0000000000
--- a/externals/cpp-jwt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 10ef5735d842b31025f1257ae78899f50a40fb14
diff --git a/src/web_service/CMakeLists.txt b/src/web_service/CMakeLists.txt
index 37f9297247..22c0ff5109 100644
--- a/src/web_service/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/web_service/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ add_library(web_service STATIC
 )
 
 create_target_directory_groups(web_service)
-target_link_libraries(web_service PRIVATE common network nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json httplib::httplib cpp-jwt::cpp-jwt)
+target_link_libraries(web_service PRIVATE common network nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json httplib::httplib cpp-jwt)
 
 if (YUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS)
     target_precompile_headers(web_service PRIVATE precompiled_headers.h)