diff --git a/.github/workflows/organization-template-update.yml b/.github/workflows/organization-template-update.yml
index b9521f6..f0fcb90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/organization-template-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/organization-template-update.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.ORG_PAT }}
-          submodules: true
           repository: ${{ matrix.target-repo.full_name }}
           ref: ${{ matrix.target-repo.default_branch }}
           fetch-depth: 0