diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eee8d5d55a..ce35989c8e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -130,14 +130,9 @@ clean-code:
 tools:
 	make -C tools
 
-setup: clean-all submodules tools
+setup: clean-all tools
 	@make split
 
-# tools/star-rod submodule intentionally omitted
-submodules:
-	git submodule init tools/n64splat
-	git submodule update --recursive
-
 split:
 	make $(LD_SCRIPT) -W $(SPLAT_YAML)
 
@@ -297,10 +292,6 @@ include/ld_addrs.h: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(LD_SCRIPT)
 
 STAR_ROD := cd tools/star-rod && $(JAVA) -jar StarRod.jar
 
-# lazily initialise the submodule
-tools/star-rod:
-	git submodule init tools/star-rod
-
 sprite/SpriteTable.xml: tools/star-rod sources.mk
 	$(PYTHON) tools/star-rod/spritetable.xml.py $(NPC_SPRITES) > $@
 
@@ -310,7 +301,7 @@ editor: tools/star-rod sprite/SpriteTable.xml
 
 ### Make Settings ###
 
-.PHONY: clean tools test setup submodules split editor $(ROM)
+.PHONY: clean tools test setup split editor $(ROM)
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR:
 .SECONDARY:
 .PRECIOUS: $(ROM) %.Yay0