diff --git a/.ci/azure-pipelines-linux.yml b/.ci/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
index d2d8266b..bf9b9738 100644
--- a/.ci/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ jobs:
   variables:
     CPACK_GENERATOR: DEB
   steps:
-  - checkout: self  
-    submodules: recursive
   - script: |
       sudo apt -y install cmake gcc g++ libncurses5-dev libreadline-dev libssl-dev make zlib1g-dev
       ./configure
diff --git a/.ci/azure-pipelines-win.yml b/.ci/azure-pipelines-win.yml
index cc1b62d1..f03e11f1 100644
--- a/.ci/azure-pipelines-win.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure-pipelines-win.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: vs2017-win2016
   steps:
-  - checkout: self
-    submodules: recursive
   - script: |
      call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
       configure