diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 21318ea4e2..cdc204dd53 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ case "$(uname -s)" in # Adjust compilation options based on platform
         ;;
 esac
 
-# Ensure required submodules get checked out
-git submodule update --init ui/inih
-git submodule update --init ui/imgui
-
 # find absolute path (and resolve symlinks) to build out of tree
 configure="$(dirname "$($readlink -f "${0}")")/configure"