diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-targets.yml b/.github/workflows/build-targets.yml
index aa89901a0..1d59bc287 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-targets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-targets.yml
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Check out code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: true
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: sudo apt-get install libfuse2