--- Configure.pl        2013-12-06 10:13:34.000000000 +0800
+++ Configure.pl.new    2013-12-06 10:22:28.360040309 +0800
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@
 
 print "Welcome to MoarVM!\n\n";
 
-print dots("Updating submodules");
-my $msg = qx{git submodule --quiet update --init 2>&1};
-if ($? >> 8 == 0) { print "OK\n" }
-else { softfail("git error: $msg") }
-
 # fiddle with flags
 $args{debug}      //= 0 + !$args{optimize};
 $args{optimize}   //= 0 + !$args{debug};