diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 63183a0..6b3b3e3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -283,10 +283,6 @@ install:
   - cd ..
   - git clone -b $BOOST_BRANCH https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
   - cd boost-root
-  - git submodule update --init tools/build
-  - git submodule update --init tools/boost_install
-  - git submodule update --init libs/config
-  - git submodule update --init libs/headers
   - git submodule update --init tools/boostdep
   - cp -r $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/* libs/function
   - python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py function
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 75159c9..adefa3e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ install:
   - cd ..
   - git clone -b %BOOST_BRANCH% --depth 1 https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
   - cd boost-root
-  - git submodule update --init tools/build
-  - git submodule update --init tools/boost_install
-  - git submodule update --init libs/config
-  - git submodule update --init libs/headers
   - git submodule update --init tools/boostdep
   - xcopy /s /e /q %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER% libs\function\
   - python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py function