diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 473284ff..0346b184 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        submodules: true
 
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 756b5028..2c787f04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          submodules: true
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6bf700a5..f53b6a1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # needs full git history for changelog generation
-          submodules: true
 
       - run: git fetch --force --tags
 
diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md
index 8e766c0c..b7c5838b 100644
--- a/contrib/README.md
+++ b/contrib/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # rye-contrib
-repo for contributed, third party or in general less-official bindings and builtin functions. It's a submodule of rye repo.
+Packages for contributed, third party or in general less-official bindings and builtin functions.
diff --git a/contrib/ebitengine/builtins_ebitengine.go b/contrib/ebitengine/builtins_ebitengine.go
index d177e439..6b8b3d7a 100644
--- a/contrib/ebitengine/builtins_ebitengine.go
+++ b/contrib/ebitengine/builtins_ebitengine.go
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ func (g *Game) Layout(outsideWidth, outsideHeight int) (screenWidth, screenHeigh
 // ## IDEA
 // Should move to external repo rye-alterego, which contrary to main Rye, would focus on desktop / UI / game / windows?
 // This would make main Rye and Contrib cleaner and focused on the linux backend tasks, information (pre)processing, ...
-// It would also serve as a test if we can move contrib to external module instead of it being a git submodule which
-// complicates many things.
+// It would also serve as a test if we can move contrib to external module instead of it being a simple sub package
 
 var Builtins_ebitengine = map[string]*env.Builtin{