diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 26fe34d..d68917a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ image: hugomods/hugo:base
 stages:
   - build
 
-before_script:
-  - git submodule init
-  - git submodule update
-
 pages:
   stage: build
   script: