diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1bf9ba8685..9f67e77676 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "modules/jgit"]
 	path = modules/jgit
 	url = ../jgit
-	branch = .
 
 [submodule "plugins/codemirror-editor"]
 	path = plugins/codemirror-editor