diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 03951ffd2b..ec579aaa28 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@
 [submodule "src/lib/DriverFramework"]
 	path = src/lib/DriverFramework
 	url = https://github.com/PX4/DriverFramework.git
-	ignore = untracked
 [submodule "src/lib/ecl"]
 	path = src/lib/ecl
 	url = https://github.com/PX4/ecl.git
-	ignore = untracked
 [submodule "cmake/cmake_hexagon"]
 	path = cmake/cmake_hexagon
 	url = https://github.com/ATLFlight/cmake_hexagon