diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-app.yml b/.github/workflows/android-app.yml
index 734518d242f6..9910d8cea235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-app.yml
@@ -398,11 +398,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
 
-      - name: Checkout wireguard-go-rs recursively
-        run: |
-          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
-          git submodule update --init --recursive --depth=1 wireguard-go-rs
-
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: debug-keystore