--- meson.build.orig	2019-10-24 07:35:24 UTC
+++ meson.build
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ documents_pkglibdir = join_paths(documents_libdir, mes
 
 documents_schemadir = join_paths(documents_datadir, 'glib-2.0', 'schemas')
 
-if not get_option('buildtype').contains('plain')
-  run_command('git', '-C', meson.source_root(), 'submodule', 'update', '--init', '--recursive')
-endif
-
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 config_h = configuration_data()