diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c7ad8c0a2..3dd8bcf3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -153,60 +153,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         . /etc/static/bashrc
         darwin-rebuild build --flake ./modules/examples/flake#simple --override-input nix-darwin . --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/${{ env.CURRENT_STABLE_CHANNEL }}
-    - name: Test git submodules
-      run: |
-        . /etc/static/bashrc
-
-        mkdir -p /tmp/{test-nix-darwin-submodules,example-submodule}
-
-        pushd /tmp/example-submodule
-          echo '"hello"' > hello.nix
-          git init
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "add a submodule we will import"
-        popd
-
-        cp -a ./modules/examples/. /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules
-        cp -a ./modules/examples/flake/flake.nix /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules
-
-        pushd /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules
-          /usr/bin/sed -i.bak \
-            '\#modules = \[#s#configuration#configuration ./simple.nix#' \
-            ./flake.nix
-          /usr/bin/sed -i.bak \
-            's#pkgs.vim#pkgs."${import ./submodule-test/hello.nix}"#' \
-            ./simple.nix
-          git init
-          git add flake.nix simple.nix
-          git \
-            -c protocol.file.allow=always \
-            submodule add /tmp/example-submodule submodule-test
-        popd
-
-        # Should fail
-        darwin-rebuild build \
-          --flake /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules#simple \
-          --override-input nix-darwin . \
-          --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/${{ env.CURRENT_STABLE_CHANNEL }} \
-          && {
-            printf 'succeeded while expecting failure due to submodule\n' >/dev/stderr
-            exit 1
-          }
-        # Should also fail
-        darwin-rebuild build \
-          --flake /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules?submodules=0#simple \
-          --override-input nix-darwin . \
-          --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/${{ env.CURRENT_STABLE_CHANNEL }} \
-          && {
-            printf 'succeeded while expecting failure due to submodule\n' >/dev/stderr
-            exit 1
-          }
-
-        # Should succeed
-        darwin-rebuild build \
-          --flake /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules?submodules=1#simple \
-          --override-input nix-darwin . \
-          --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/${{ env.CURRENT_STABLE_CHANNEL }} \
 
   install-flake-against-unstable:
     runs-on: macos-12
@@ -236,64 +182,3 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         . /etc/static/bashrc
         darwin-rebuild build --flake ./modules/examples/flake#simple --override-input nix-darwin . --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable
-    - name: Test git submodules
-      run: |
-        . /etc/static/bashrc
-
-        mkdir -p /tmp/{test-nix-darwin-submodules,example-submodule}
-
-        pushd /tmp/example-submodule
-          echo '"hello"' > hello.nix
-          git init
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "add a submodule we will import"
-        popd
-
-        cp -a ./modules/examples/. /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules
-        cp -a ./modules/examples/flake/flake.nix /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules
-
-        pushd /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules
-          /usr/bin/sed -i.bak \
-            '\#modules = \[#s#configuration#configuration ./simple.nix#' \
-            ./flake.nix
-          /usr/bin/sed -i.bak \
-            's#pkgs.vim#pkgs."${import ./submodule-test/hello.nix}"#' \
-            ./simple.nix
-          git init
-          git add flake.nix simple.nix
-          git \
-            -c protocol.file.allow=always \
-            submodule add /tmp/example-submodule submodule-test
-        popd
-
-        # Should fail
-        darwin-rebuild build \
-          --flake /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules#simple \
-          --override-input nix-darwin . \
-          --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable \
-          && {
-            printf 'succeeded while expecting failure due to submodule\n' >/dev/stderr
-            exit 1
-          }
-
-        # Should also fail
-        darwin-rebuild build \
-          --flake /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules?submodules=0#simple \
-          --override-input nix-darwin . \
-          --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable \
-          && {
-            printf 'succeeded while expecting failure due to submodule\n' >/dev/stderr
-            exit 1
-          }
-
-        # Should succeed
-        darwin-rebuild build \
-          --flake /tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules?submodules=1#simple \
-          --override-input nix-darwin . \
-          --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable
-
-        # Should also succeed
-        darwin-rebuild build \
-          --flake git+file:///tmp/test-nix-darwin-submodules?submodules=1#simple \
-          --override-input nix-darwin . \
-          --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable