diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a7387a9c..4b0363bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ jobs:
   codecov-startup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          submodules: true
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       - name: Install CLI
         run: |