diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-reproducibility.yml b/.github/workflows/check-reproducibility.yml
index 3e06a0fef7..7cbd8cfa8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-reproducibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-reproducibility.yml
@@ -32,18 +32,11 @@ jobs:
         channels: conda-forge,defaults
         activate-environment: AST
         environment-file: environment.yml
-    - name: Install maven
-      uses: s4u/setup-maven-action@v1.12.0
-      with:
-        java-version: 17
-        maven-version: ${{ matrix.maven }}
     - name: Clean caches & workspace
       run: make clean
     - run: echo "LOGURU_COLORIZE=NO" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Build
-      run: |
-        git submodule update --init --recursive
-        cd src/scripts/merge_tools/merging && ./gradlew -q shadowJar
+      run: cd src/scripts/merge_tools/merging && ./gradlew -q shadowJar
     - name: make check-merges-reproducibility
       run: |
         python3 src/python/replay_merge.py --merges_csv results/combined/result.csv -delete_workdir --idx 38-192