diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9a52676..5921ad1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -274,10 +274,6 @@ 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
   - cp -r $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/* libs/throw_exception
   - python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py throw_exception
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index e568884..efeca4d 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ 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\throw_exception\
   - python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py throw_exception