diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 86c1f9fd8c..3bde5d3e74 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 [submodule "chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities"]
 	path = chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities
 	url = https://github.com/zotero/utilities.git
-	shallow = true
 [submodule "chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translate"]
 	path = chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translate
 	url = https://github.com/zotero/translate.git
-	shallow = true