diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tests.yml
index ad7263d..b1fb035 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tests.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ jobs:
   
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Checkout submodules
-      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
-
     - name: Install dependencies    
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update;sudo apt-get install -y libbz2-dev liblzma-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev