diff --git a/bin/update_submodules.sh b/bin/update_submodules.sh
index bd394a8..5129e55 100755
--- a/bin/update_submodules.sh
+++ b/bin/update_submodules.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 # initialize submodules recursively
 git submodule update --init --recursive
 
-# update monero-cpp
-git checkout master
-git pull --ff-only origin master
-
 # update monero-core
 cd ./external/monero-core
 git checkout master