diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 04f3223..9b147dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: clang-format
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Checkout submodules using a PAT
-      run: |
-        git config --file .gitmodules --get-regexp url | while read url; do
-          git config --file=.gitmodules $(echo "$url" | sed -E "s/git@github.com:|https:\/\/github.com\//https:\/\/${{ secrets.CI_PAT }}:${{ secrets.CI_PAT }}@github.com\//")
-        done
-        git submodule sync
-        git submodule update --init --recursive
     - name: build binary
       run: |
         docker build . -t builder
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 045b3e7..171b7bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: clang-format
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Checkout submodules using a PAT
-      run: |
-        git config --file .gitmodules --get-regexp url | while read url; do
-          git config --file=.gitmodules $(echo "$url" | sed -E "s/git@github.com:|https:\/\/github.com\//https:\/\/${{ secrets.CI_PAT }}:${{ secrets.CI_PAT }}@github.com\//")
-        done
-        git submodule sync
-        git submodule update --init --recursive
     - name: build binary
       run: |
         docker build . -t builder