diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-update-rules.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-update-rules.yml
index ab8f35a1fb..01e4ddc27e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions-update-rules.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions-update-rules.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out repository code recursively
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Git prep
         run: |