1diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
2index a976eee..6919795 100644
3--- a/setup.py
4+++ b/setup.py
5@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ class build_regexes(Command):
6
7 def run(self):
8 work_path = self.work_path
9- if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(work_path, ".git")):
10- return
11-
12- log.info("initializing git submodules")
13- check_output(["git", "submodule", "init"], cwd=work_path)
14- check_output(["git", "submodule", "update"], cwd=work_path)
15
16 yaml_src = os.path.join(work_path, "uap-core", "regexes.yaml")
17 if not os.path.exists(yaml_src):