diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6ab2490ce..898a1291c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
             git submodule status || (
               git ls-files --stage | egrep '^160000' | awk '{print $4}' | while read submodule
               do
-                git rm -rf --cached "$submodule"
+                git rm -rf "$submodule"
               done
             )
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_and_submodule_check.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_and_submodule_check.yml
index 46cca5c0d..10b3c1d9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_and_submodule_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_and_submodule_check.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
             git submodule status || (
               git ls-files --stage | egrep '^160000' | awk '{print $4}' | while read submodule
               do
-                git rm -rf --cached "$submodule"
+                git rm -rf "$submodule"
               done
             )
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge_report.yml b/.github/workflows/merge_report.yml
index e88346edf..a382733df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge_report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge_report.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
             git submodule status || (
               git ls-files --stage | egrep '^160000' | awk '{print $4}' | while read submodule
               do
-                git rm -rf --cached "$submodule"
+                git rm -rf "$submodule"
               done
             )
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pvs_studio.yml b/.github/workflows/pvs_studio.yml
index 65ffd1954..d11e268da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pvs_studio.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pvs_studio.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
             git submodule status || (
               git ls-files --stage | egrep '^160000' | awk '{print $4}' | while read submodule
               do
-                git rm -rf --cached "$submodule"
+                git rm -rf "$submodule"
               done
             )
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 6f044ebca..0ec531064 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
             git submodule status || (
               git ls-files --stage | egrep '^160000' | awk '{print $4}' | while read submodule
               do
-                git rm -rf --cached "$submodule"
+                git rm -rf "$submodule"
               done
             )
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/updater_test.yml b/.github/workflows/updater_test.yml
index c04d526fc..e1e655b00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/updater_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/updater_test.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
             git submodule status || (
               git ls-files --stage | egrep '^160000' | awk '{print $4}' | while read submodule
               do
-                git rm -rf --cached "$submodule"
+                git rm -rf "$submodule"
               done
             )
           fi