diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml
index 76c8cd3..f5c76f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out PR branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Update bdk-ffi git submodule
-        run: |
-          git submodule set-url bdk-ffi https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-ffi.git
-          git submodule update --init bdk-ffi
-
       - name: cache
         uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml
index 19668b3..05cdf15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 name: Publish bdk-jvm to Maven Central
 on: [workflow_dispatch]
-#on:
-#  release:
-#    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   build-jvm-macOS-M1-native-lib:
@@ -12,11 +9,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout publishing branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Update bdk-ffi git submodule
-        run: |
-          git submodule set-url bdk-ffi https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-ffi.git
-          git submodule update --init bdk-ffi
-
       - name: Cache
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml
index 625700e..8896552 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   ANDROID_NDK_ROOT: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk/21.4.7075529
-  # By default the new ubuntu-20.04 images use the following ANDROID_NDK_ROOT
+  # By default, the new ubuntu-20.04 images use the following ANDROID_NDK_ROOT
   # ANDROID_NDK_ROOT: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk/25.0.8775105
 
 jobs:
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out PR branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Update bdk-ffi git submodule
-        run: |
-          git submodule set-url bdk-ffi https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-ffi.git
-          git submodule update --init bdk-ffi
-
       - name: cache
         uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-jvm.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-jvm.yaml
index dc30e70..9dc99c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-jvm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-jvm.yaml
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out PR branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Update bdk-ffi git submodule
-        run: |
-          git submodule set-url bdk-ffi https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-ffi.git
-          git submodule update --init bdk-ffi
-
       - name: cache
         uses: actions/cache@v2
         with: