diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index faf3985..a0b7acd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
 
     - name: Configure CMake
       run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
 
     # setup vs env
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
@@ -116,8 +112,6 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
 
     - name: Determine tag name
       id: tag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 330f455..c111896 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
 
     - name: Configure CMake
       run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
@@ -33,8 +31,6 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
 
     - name: Configure CMake
       run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
@@ -49,8 +45,6 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
 
     # setup vs env
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1