diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 34269bd9..c6dbe8ba 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1140,10 +1140,7 @@ dnl Git submodule Dependencies buid system
 dnl --------------------------------------
 
 dnl First check whether to build git submodule deps
-WITH_EXTERNAL_DEPS_DEFAULT=yes
-if [ test ! -f "$srcdir/src/external_libs/libcdada/include/cdada.h" ] && [ test -z `git rev-parse HEAD 2> /dev/null` ]; then
-	WITH_EXTERNAL_DEPS_DEFAULT=no
-fi
+WITH_EXTERNAL_DEPS_DEFAULT=no
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether external dependencies (git submodules) should be compiled])
 AC_ARG_WITH(external-deps,