diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 24a826794fb..07b4befe906 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ kind: pipeline
 name: jsunit
 
 steps:
-- name: submodules
-  image: docker:git
-  commands:
-    - git submodule update --init
 - name: jsunit
   image: nextcloudci/jsunit:jsunit-5
   commands:
@@ -74,10 +70,6 @@ kind: pipeline
 name: handlebars
 
 steps:
-- name: submodules
-  image: docker:git
-  commands:
-    - git submodule update --init
 - name: handlebars
   image: node
   commands: