diff --git a/init-repository b/init-repository
index 4a01aa6d..0028b7bd 100755
--- a/init-repository
+++ b/init-repository
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ sub git_clone_one_submodule
     my $mirror;
     if ($mirror_url) {
         $mirror = $mirror_url.$repo_basename;
-        $mirror .= ".git" unless (-d $mirror); # Support local disk mirror
     }
 
     if ($mirror) {