diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 91d6f7e1cd..9a29a50862 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ node_js:
   - "0.11"
   - "0.10"
   - "0.8"
-before_install:
-  - git submodule update --init --recursive
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+git:
+submodules: false
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