diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 5044cab..6d8bcfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.1
       with:
-        token: ${{secrets.SUBMOD_PAT}}
-        submodules: recursive
         fetch-depth: 0 # needed to retrieve most recent tag
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2