diff --git a/src/bootstrap/builder/tests.rs b/src/bootstrap/builder/tests.rs
index 80e66622e8b9..0294102286e9 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/builder/tests.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/builder/tests.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ fn configure_with_args(cmd: &[String], host: &[&str], target: &[&str]) -> Config
         ..Config::parse(&["check".to_owned()])
     });
     submodule_build.update_submodule(Path::new("src/doc/book"));
-    submodule_build.update_submodule(Path::new("src/tools/rust-analyzer"));
     config.submodules = Some(false);
 
     config.ninja_in_file = false;
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/dist.rs b/src/bootstrap/dist.rs
index 56878280e151..766108a45326 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/dist.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/dist.rs
@@ -1009,7 +1009,6 @@ impl Step for PlainSourceTarball {
             if builder.rust_info().is_managed_git_subrepository() {
                 // Ensure we have the submodules checked out.
                 builder.update_submodule(Path::new("src/tools/cargo"));
-                builder.update_submodule(Path::new("src/tools/rust-analyzer"));
             }
 
             // Vendor all Cargo dependencies