diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 246457b5..cacf4423 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ stages:
   - ping-prod
   - deploy-prod
 
-variables:
-  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
-
 ansible-lint:
   image: quotengrote/gitlab-ci-ansible:latest
   stage: lint