diff --git a/ci/steps/fmt.sh b/ci/steps/fmt.sh
index 7d6717f56..c1b6026d7 100755
--- a/ci/steps/fmt.sh
+++ b/ci/steps/fmt.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ main() {
 
   yarn --frozen-lockfile
 
-  git submodule update --init
-  # We do not `yarn vscode` to make fmt.sh faster.
-  # If the patch fails to apply, then it's likely already applied
-  yarn vscode:patch &> /dev/null || true
-
   yarn fmt
 }
 
diff --git a/ci/steps/lint.sh b/ci/steps/lint.sh
index 671229f84..b515b24ca 100755
--- a/ci/steps/lint.sh
+++ b/ci/steps/lint.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ main() {
 
   yarn --frozen-lockfile
 
-  git submodule update --init
-  # We need to fetch VS Code's deps for lint dependencies.
-  yarn vscode
-
   yarn lint
 }
 
diff --git a/ci/steps/test.sh b/ci/steps/test.sh
index 801b2adc8..72aa3ca2c 100755
--- a/ci/steps/test.sh
+++ b/ci/steps/test.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ main() {
 
   yarn --frozen-lockfile
 
-  git submodule update --init
-  # We do not `yarn vscode` to make test.sh faster.
-  # If the patch fails to apply, then it's likely already applied
-  yarn vscode:patch &> /dev/null || true
-
   yarn test
 }