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 See also [SERVICES.md](https://git.agaric.com/agaric/agaric-coop/src/branch/main/SERVICES.md)
 
-## Get submodules
-
-This project includes the [Agaric styleguide](https://git.agaric.com/agaric/patternlibrary) as a [git submodule](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Submodules).
-
-### When cloning
-
-```shell
-git clone --recurse-submodules git@git.agaric.com:agaric/agaric-coop.git
-```
-
-### If you cloned without `--recurse-submodules`
-
-If in your initial clone you didn't do as above, you can get the styleguide with:
-
-```shell
-git submodule init
-git submodule update
-```
-
 ### Get started
 
 To be able to import the configuration, you need to get the initializing database (where we will also be collaborating on content) [from the test site](https://agaric-test.drutopia.org/) pending resolution of [drutopia#216](https://gitlab.com/drutopia/drutopia/issues/216).
@@ -37,7 +18,6 @@ ddev . drush -y rsync @live:%files @self:%files
 
 ```
 git pull
-git submodule update --recursive --remote
 ddev start
 ddev composer install
 ddev . drush -y sql-dump > /tmp/paranoia.sql && drush -y sql-drop && drush -y sql-sync @live @self && drush -y updb