diff --git a/bsp_hosted/Dockerfile b/bsp_hosted/Dockerfile
index 0459017f..dccf909a 100644
--- a/bsp_hosted/Dockerfile
+++ b/bsp_hosted/Dockerfile
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY . .
 
 RUN set -ex; \
-    git submodule init; \
-    git submodule update; \
     rm -rf build-hosted; \
     mkdir build-hosted; \
     cd build-hosted; \
diff --git a/bsp_q7s/Dockerfile b/bsp_q7s/Dockerfile
index b39bbacb..f9404293 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/Dockerfile
+++ b/bsp_q7s/Dockerfile
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY . .
 
 RUN set -ex; \
-    git submodule init; \
-    git submodule update; \
     rm -rf build-q7s; \
     mkdir build-q7s; \
     cd build-q7s; \