diff --git a/pkg/commands/submodules.go b/pkg/commands/submodules.go
index 53a201c1e..1cfebdb3d 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/submodules.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/submodules.go
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ func (c *GitCommand) SubmoduleUpdateUrl(name string, path string, newUrl string)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := c.OSCommand.RunCommand("git submodule update --init %s", path); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }