diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/binary_checkout.sh b/.circleci/scripts/binary_checkout.sh
index f06eb8a80..b634f5c9a 100755
--- a/.circleci/scripts/binary_checkout.sh
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/binary_checkout.sh
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ echo "export BUILDER_ROOT=${BUILDER_ROOT}" >> ${BASH_ENV}
 retry git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch.git "$PYTORCH_ROOT"
 # Removed checking out pytorch/pytorch using CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER and CIRCLE_SHA1 as
 # those environment variables are tied to the host repo where the build is being
-# triggered. 
-retry git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs 0
+# triggered.
+retry git submodule update --init --recursive
 pushd "$PYTORCH_ROOT"
 echo "Using Pytorch from "
 git --no-pager log --max-count 1
diff --git a/conda/build_pytorch.sh b/conda/build_pytorch.sh
index ba09e3788..bb94560a8 100755
--- a/conda/build_pytorch.sh
+++ b/conda/build_pytorch.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ if [[ ! -d "$pytorch_rootdir" ]]; then
     popd
 fi
 pushd "$pytorch_rootdir"
-git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs 0
+git submodule update --init --recursive
 echo "Using Pytorch from "
 git --no-pager log --max-count 1
 popd
diff --git a/cron/nightly_defaults.sh b/cron/nightly_defaults.sh
index 0f6532adc..d8b6f5ee0 100755
--- a/cron/nightly_defaults.sh
+++ b/cron/nightly_defaults.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if [[ ! -d "$NIGHTLIES_PYTORCH_ROOT" ]]; then
         export PYTORCH_BRANCH="$last_commit"
     fi
     git checkout "$PYTORCH_BRANCH"
-    git submodule update --jobs 0
+    git submodule update
     popd
 fi
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ if [[ "$DAYS_TO_KEEP" < '1' ]]; then
 fi
 
 # PYTORCH_NIGHTLIES_TIMEOUT
-#   Timeout in seconds. 
+#   Timeout in seconds.
 #   When full testing is enabled, condas builds often take up to 2 hours 20
 #   minutes, so the default is set to (2 * 60 + 20 + 40 [buffer]) * 60 == 10800
 #   seconds.
diff --git a/wheel/build_wheel.sh b/wheel/build_wheel.sh
index b8b663ac0..b41c5c11d 100755
--- a/wheel/build_wheel.sh
+++ b/wheel/build_wheel.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ if [[ ! -d "$pytorch_rootdir" ]]; then
     popd
 fi
 pushd "$pytorch_rootdir"
-git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs 0
+git submodule update --init --recursive
 popd
 
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