1 files changed, 0 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/build_scripts/main.py b/build_scripts/main.py
index 160eb12a8..586e58d0a 100644
--- a/build_scripts/main.py
+++ b/build_scripts/main.py
@@ -271,43 +271,6 @@ def prefix():
     return name
 
 
-# Initialize, pull and checkout submodules
-def prepare_sub_modules():
-    v = get_package_version()
-    print(f"Initializing submodules for {PYSIDE_MODULE} version: {v}")
-    submodules_dir = os.path.join(setup_script_dir, "sources")
-
-    # Create list of [name, desired branch, absolute path, desired
-    # branch] and determine whether all submodules are present
-    need_init_sub_modules = False
-
-    for m in submodules:
-        module_name = m[0]
-        module_dir = m[1] if len(m) > 1 else ''
-        module_dir = os.path.join(submodules_dir, module_dir, module_name)
-        # Check for non-empty directory (repository checked out)
-        if not os.listdir(module_dir):
-            need_init_sub_modules = True
-            break
-
-    if need_init_sub_modules:
-        git_update_cmd = ["git", "submodule", "update", "--init"]
-        if run_process(git_update_cmd) != 0:
-            m = "Failed to initialize the git submodules: update --init failed"
-            raise DistutilsSetupError(m)
-        git_pull_cmd = ["git", "submodule", "foreach", "git", "fetch", "--all"]
-        if run_process(git_pull_cmd) != 0:
-            m = "Failed to initialize the git submodules: git fetch --all failed"
-            raise DistutilsSetupError(m)
-    else:
-        print("All submodules present.")
-
-    git_update_cmd = ["git", "submodule", "update"]
-    if run_process(git_update_cmd) != 0:
-        m = "Failed to checkout the correct git submodules SHA1s."
-        raise DistutilsSetupError(m)
-
-
 def prepare_build():
     # Clean up temp build folder.
     for n in ["build"]: