diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py
index d9ebe8d18..9baefb3e6 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py
@@ -218,10 +218,6 @@ class GitSM(Git):
 
             try:
                 newfetch = Fetch([url], d, cache=False)
-                # modpath is needed by unpack tracer to calculate submodule
-                # checkout dir
-                new_ud = newfetch.ud[url]
-                new_ud.modpath = modpath
                 newfetch.unpack(root=os.path.dirname(os.path.join(subdestdir, repo_conf, 'modules', module)))
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error('gitsm: submodule unpack failed: %s %s' % (type(e).__name__, str(e)))