diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 18c5b5bdd..46317ee06 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ install:
   - if [[ "$RUST_OPTIONS" != "" ]]; then rustc --version; fi
   - if [[ "$RUST_OPTIONS" != "" ]]; then cargo --version; fi
   ## If we're testing rust builds in offline-mode, then set up our vendored dependencies
-  - if [[ "$RUST_OPTIONS" == "--enable-rust" ]]; then git submodule init  ; fi
-  - if [[ "$RUST_OPTIONS" == "--enable-rust" ]]; then git submodule update; fi
   - if [[ "$TOR_RUST_DEPENDENCIES" == "true" ]]; then export TOR_RUST_DEPENDENCIES=$PWD/src/ext/rust/crates; fi
 
 script: