diff --git a/bin/update_submodules.sh b/bin/update_submodules.sh
index 9108ee1b..683461f7 100755
--- a/bin/update_submodules.sh
+++ b/bin/update_submodules.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # initialize submodules recursively
-git submodule update --init --force --recursive
-
-# update monero-project
-cd ./external/monero-project
-git checkout master
-git pull --ff-only origin master
-cd ../../
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+git submodule update --init --recursive
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