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-Subproject commit 5e7dfc9e217e84d195f2ec9904e0baee84ed18f9
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-Subproject commit 084f118ff1617bbc6c132aa1b09d1f29d9e25f0b
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@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ CABAL=${CABAL:-cabal}
 # install testing dependencies
 $CABAL install HUnit QuickCheck 'hspec >= 0.6.1 && < 0.7' shelltestrunner
 
-# pull submodules
-git submodule update --init
-
 pkgs=( yesod-core
        yesod-json
        yesod-static