diff --git a/woff2/build.sh b/woff2/build.sh
index 404e1d6d1..8a2a7efc3 100755
--- a/woff2/build.sh
+++ b/woff2/build.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 cd /src/woff2
 
 # Checkout and update submodules.
-git submodule sync
 git submodule init || true
 git submodule update --recursive