diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 4d903c57f..f76a3af9c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-[submodule "lunit"]
-	path = lunit
-	url = https://github.com/ennorehling/lunit.git
 [submodule "dlmalloc"]
 	path = dlmalloc
 	url = https://github.com/ennorehling/dlmalloc.git
diff --git a/clibs b/clibs
index abe774f70..484fbf23e 160000
--- a/clibs
+++ b/clibs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit abe774f70265de14ea7f5e530518ca130562a9c9
+Subproject commit 484fbf23e34f6844f1c4e3f685bb6c53cadf5bfe
diff --git a/lunit b/lunit
deleted file mode 160000
index 155c96594..000000000
--- a/lunit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 155c96594435413b4f704eb17558ea0b70631bad
diff --git a/s/cmake-init b/s/cmake-init
index eea222334..22d98b42e 100755
--- a/s/cmake-init
+++ b/s/cmake-init
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ TOLUA
 else
  echo "tolua is $path"
 fi
+luarocks --local install lunitx
 unset path
 
 set -e
diff --git a/scripts/eressea/path.lua b/scripts/eressea/path.lua
index def970919..085cda997 100644
--- a/scripts/eressea/path.lua
+++ b/scripts/eressea/path.lua
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ if config.paths ~= nil then
         package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
     end
 end
--- print(package.path)
diff --git a/scripts/run-tests-e2.lua b/scripts/run-tests-e2.lua
index b5f18c7f7..2495b8385 100644
--- a/scripts/run-tests-e2.lua
+++ b/scripts/run-tests-e2.lua
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@
 path = 'scripts'
 if config.install then
     path = config.install .. '/' .. path
-    package.path = package.path .. ';' .. config.install .. '/lunit/?.lua'
-    --needed to find lunit if not run from eressea root. Needs right [lua] install setting in eressea.ini (point to eressea root from the start folder)
 end
 package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
 
 config.rules = 'e2'
 
+lunit = require 'lunit'
 require 'eressea'
 require 'eressea.xmlconf'
 require 'eressea.path'
 require 'tests.e2'
-require 'lunit'
 
 rng.inject(0)
 eressea.settings.set("rules.food.flags", "4")
diff --git a/scripts/run-tests-e3.lua b/scripts/run-tests-e3.lua
index 3332df306..e6c8c9186 100644
--- a/scripts/run-tests-e3.lua
+++ b/scripts/run-tests-e3.lua
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@
 path = 'scripts'
 if config.install then
     path = config.install .. '/' .. path
-    package.path = package.path .. ';' .. config.install .. '/lunit/?.lua'
-    --needed to find lunit if not run form eressea root. Needs right [lua] install setting in eressea.ini (point to eressea root from the start folder)
 end
 package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
 
 config.rules = 'e3'
 
+lunit = require 'lunit'
 require 'eressea'
 require 'eressea.path'
 require 'eressea.xmlconf'
 require 'tests.e3'
-require 'lunit'
 
 rng.inject(0)
 eressea.settings.set("rules.alliances", "0")
diff --git a/scripts/run-tests.lua b/scripts/run-tests.lua
index d1306ddcd..c14e15a3a 100644
--- a/scripts/run-tests.lua
+++ b/scripts/run-tests.lua
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@
 path = 'scripts'
 if config.install then
     path = config.install .. '/' .. path
-    package.path = package.path .. ';' .. config.install .. '/lunit/?.lua' 
-    --needed to find lunit if not run form eressea root. Needs right [lua] install setting in eressea.ini (point to eressea root from the start folder)
 end
 package.path = package.path .. ';' .. path .. '/?.lua;' .. path .. '/?/init.lua'
 
+lunit = require 'lunit'
 require 'eressea'
 require 'eressea.path'
 require 'tests'
-require 'lunit'
 result = lunit.main()
 return result.errors + result.failed