diff --git a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
index 84d18944e..71aeb67d2 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
+++ b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
@@ -870,20 +870,14 @@ rs_jsonapi {
         genrestbedlib.variable_out = PRE_TARGETDEPS
         win32-g++:isEmpty(QMAKE_SH) {
             genrestbedlib.commands = \
-                cd /D $$shell_path($${RS_SRC_PATH}) && git submodule update --init supportlibs/restbed || cd . $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) \
-                cd /D $$shell_path($${RESTBED_SRC_PATH}) && git submodule update --init dependency/asio || cd . $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) \
-                cd /D $$shell_path($${RESTBED_SRC_PATH}) && git submodule update --init dependency/catch || cd . $$escape_expand(\\n\\t )\
-                cd /D $$shell_path($${RESTBED_SRC_PATH}) && git submodule update --init dependency/kashmir || cd . $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) \
+                cd /D $$shell_path($${RS_SRC_PATH}) && cd . $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) \
+                cd /D $$shell_path($${RESTBED_SRC_PATH}) && cd . $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) \
+                cd /D $$shell_path($${RESTBED_SRC_PATH}) && cd . $$escape_expand(\\n\\t )\
+                cd /D $$shell_path($${RESTBED_SRC_PATH}) && cd . $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) \
                 $(CHK_DIR_EXISTS) $$shell_path($$UDP_DISCOVERY_BUILD_PATH) $(MKDIR) $$shell_path($${UDP_DISCOVERY_BUILD_PATH}) $$escape_expand(\\n\\t)
         } else {
             genrestbedlib.commands = \
-                cd $${RS_SRC_PATH} && ( \
-                git submodule update --init supportlibs/restbed ; \
-                cd $${RESTBED_SRC_PATH} ; \
-                git submodule update --init dependency/asio ; \
-                git submodule update --init dependency/catch ; \
-                git submodule update --init dependency/kashmir ; \
-                true ) && \
+                cd $${RS_SRC_PATH} && \
                 mkdir -p $${RESTBED_BUILD_PATH} &&
         }
         genrestbedlib.commands += \
@@ -991,14 +985,9 @@ rs_broadcast_discovery {
         udpdiscoverycpplib.variable_out = PRE_TARGETDEPS
         win32-g++:isEmpty(QMAKE_SH) {
             udpdiscoverycpplib.commands = \
-                cd /D $$shell_path($${RS_SRC_PATH}) && git submodule update --init supportlibs/udp-discovery-cpp || cd . $$escape_expand(\\n\\t) \
                 $(CHK_DIR_EXISTS) $$shell_path($$UDP_DISCOVERY_BUILD_PATH) $(MKDIR) $$shell_path($${UDP_DISCOVERY_BUILD_PATH}) $$escape_expand(\\n\\t)
         } else {
-            udpdiscoverycpplib.commands = \
-                cd $${RS_SRC_PATH} && ( \
-                git submodule update --init supportlibs/udp-discovery-cpp || \
-                true ) && \
-                mkdir -p $${UDP_DISCOVERY_BUILD_PATH} &&
+            udpdiscoverycpplib.commands = mkdir -p $${UDP_DISCOVERY_BUILD_PATH} &&
         }
         udpdiscoverycpplib.commands += \
             cd $$shell_path($${UDP_DISCOVERY_BUILD_PATH}) && \
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro b/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro
index 654efd170..06cba9ba3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ rs_gui_cmark {
 		gencmarklib.CONFIG += target_predeps combine
 		gencmarklib.variable_out = PRE_TARGETDEPS
 		gencmarklib.commands = \
-		    cd $${RS_SRC_PATH} && ( \
-		    git submodule update --init supportlibs/cmark ; \
-		    cd $${CMARK_SRC_PATH} ; \
-		    true ) && \
+		    cd $${RS_SRC_PATH} && \
 		    mkdir -p $${CMARK_BUILD_PATH} && cd $${CMARK_BUILD_PATH} && \
 		    cmake \
 		        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$$QMAKE_CXX \