diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "src/test/db"]
-	path = src/test/db
-	url = ssh://git@lab01560.intranet.chuv:2222/mip-portal/portal-db.git
diff --git a/after-git-clone.sh b/after-git-clone.sh
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index 423f04205dc182d5ab78d9e1e32bc8a3c0f88635..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/after-git-clone.sh
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-git submodule update --init
diff --git a/after-update.sh b/after-update.sh
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--- a/after-update.sh
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-#!/bin/sh
-
-git submodule sync
-git submodule update --init
-git submodule foreach git pull origin master