diff --git a/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml b/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e24dcd2..fa3044e 100644
--- a/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ commit footer refs:
         - git remote add origin $CI_REPOSITORY_URL
         - git fetch --all
         - git checkout --track origin/$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
-        - git submodule update --init
     script:
         - commit_footer > "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/artifacts/$CI_JOB_STAGE/tests/$CI_JOB_NAME.junit.xml"
     artifacts: