diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index bc436c4ca4..53847bbf6e 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ files=
 remote=
 nofetch=
 update=
-prefix=
 custom_name=
 depth=
 progress=
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ cmd_add()
 		usage
 	fi
 
-	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} ${prefix:+--super-prefix "$prefix"} submodule--helper add ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${force:+--force} ${progress:+"--progress"} ${branch:+--branch "$branch"} ${reference_path:+--reference "$reference_path"} ${dissociate:+--dissociate} ${custom_name:+--name "$custom_name"} ${depth:+"$depth"} -- "$@"
+	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper add ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${force:+--force} ${progress:+"--progress"} ${branch:+--branch "$branch"} ${reference_path:+--reference "$reference_path"} ${dissociate:+--dissociate} ${custom_name:+--name "$custom_name"} ${depth:+"$depth"} -- "$@"
 }
 
 #
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ cmd_init()
 		shift
 	done
 
-	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} ${prefix:+--super-prefix "$prefix"} submodule--helper init ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} -- "$@"
+	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper init ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} -- "$@"
 }
 
 #
@@ -346,7 +345,6 @@ cmd_update()
 		${init:+--init} \
 		${nofetch:+--no-fetch} \
 		${wt_prefix:+--prefix "$wt_prefix"} \
-		${prefix:+--recursive-prefix "$prefix"} \
 		${update:+--update "$update"} \
 		${reference:+"$reference"} \
 		${dissociate:+"--dissociate"} \