diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ded592e10..c673bea10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Checkout submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
 
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc.yml b/.github/workflows/doc.yml
index 9e98c2895..c1b30efb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Checkout submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
 
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fe2eef555..97b3584bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Checkout submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
 
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index bd24105a8..ce5254172 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if (isMiraiConsoleCloned()) {
     logger.warn(
         """
             [mirai] mirai-console submodule is not configured. 
-            Please execute `git submodule init` and `git submodule update --remote` to include mirai-console build if you want.
+            Please execute `git submodule init` and `git submodule update` to include mirai-console build if you want.
             If you develop only on mirai-core, it's not compulsory to include mirai-console.
         """.trimIndent()
     )