diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
index 9b976fcd5b..77a9f3de43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-        submodules: true
     - name: make
       run: make