diff --git a/makerelease.sh b/makerelease.sh
index cfd32baf..3356d0b0 100755
--- a/makerelease.sh
+++ b/makerelease.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 TAG=$1
 PREV_TAG=$2
 
-git submodule update --init
-
 git checkout refs/tags/$TAG
 git log --pretty=fuller --date=short refs/tags/$PREV_TAG..HEAD > ChangeLog