diff --git a/.claude/scripts/sync.sh b/.claude/scripts/sync.sh
index 08d3e9a..91f4a54 100755
--- a/.claude/scripts/sync.sh
+++ b/.claude/scripts/sync.sh
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} Syncing as: $USER_DISPLAY (machine: $MACHINE)"
 echo ""
 echo "=== Phase 1: Local changes ==="
 
-# Update submodules to latest remote before staging so we never commit a stale pointer
-if [ -f ".gitmodules" ]; then
-    echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} Updating submodules to latest remote..."
-    git submodule update --remote --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
-fi
-
 if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- 2>/dev/null; then
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[INFO]${NC} Local changes detected:"
     git status --short