diff --git a/.github/workflows/submodule.yaml b/.github/workflows/submodule.yaml
index 973d3cdea..b38c4d75d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/submodule.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/submodule.yaml
@@ -14,40 +14,6 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   update-submodule:
-    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'cryostatio' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        repository: cryostatio/cryostat
-        token: "${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}"
-        ref: "${{ github.ref_name }}"
-    - name: Check remote submodule branch
-      run: |
-        remote_branch="$(git config --get -f .gitmodules submodule.web-client.branch)"
-        if [[ "$remote_branch" != "${{ github.ref_name }}" ]]; then
-          printf "Expected remote branch %s, found branch %s\n" "${{ github.ref_name }}" "$remote_branch" >&2
-          exit 1
-        fi
-    - name: Import GPG key
-      uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v6
-      with:
-        gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-        git_user_signingkey: true
-        git_commit_gpgsign: true
-    - name: Update submodule to latest commit
-      run: |
-        git submodule update --init
-        git submodule update --remote
-    - name: Commit and push submodule
-      run: |
-        git add --all
-        git_hash="$(git rev-parse --short :web-client)"
-        git commit -S -m "build(web-client): update submodule to $git_hash" || echo "No changes to commit"
-        git push
-
-  update-cryostat3-submodule:
     if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'cryostatio' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: