diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 238eda7de..e6f376a0b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "protobufs"]
 	path = protobufs
 	url = https://github.com/meshtastic/protobufs.git
-	branch = develop