diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index bbf8515c1..41e8993ab 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 [submodule "linux"]
 	path = linux
-	url = git@github.com:RWTH-OS/linux.git
+	url = https://github.com:RWTH-OS/linux.git
 	branch = hermit
 [submodule "hermit/usr/gcc"]
 	path = hermit/usr/gcc
-	url = git@github.com:RWTH-OS/gcc.git
+	url = https://github.com:RWTH-OS/gcc.git
 	branch = hermit
 [submodule "hermit/usr/binutils"]
 	path = hermit/usr/binutils
-	url = git@github.com:RWTH-OS/binutils.git
+	url = https://github.com:RWTH-OS/binutils.git
 	branch = hermit
 [submodule "hermit/usr/pte"]
 	path = hermit/usr/pte
-	url = git@github.com:RWTH-OS/pthread-embeded.git
+	url = https://github.com:RWTH-OS/pthread-embeded.git
 	branch = hermit
 [submodule "hermit/usr/newlib"]
 	path = hermit/usr/newlib
-	url = git@github.com:RWTH-OS/newlib.git
+	url = https://github.com:RWTH-OS/newlib.git
 	branch = hermit
 [submodule "hermit/lwip"]
 	path = hermit/lwip
-	url = git@github.com:RWTH-OS/LwIP.git
+	url = https://github.com:RWTH-OS/LwIP.git
 	branch = hermit
 [submodule "hermit/usr/libomp"]
 	path = hermit/usr/libomp
-	url = git@github.com:RWTH-OS/libomp_oss.git
+	url = https://github.com:RWTH-OS/libomp_oss.git
 	branch = hermit
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b9a95c2a0..e9c3af718 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ compiler: gcc
 before_install:
         - sudo apt-get -qq update
         - sudo apt-get install -y qemu-system-x86 nasm texinfo libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev libgmp-dev libisl-dev flex bison
-        - sed -i 's/git@github.com:/https:\/\/github.com\//' .gitmodules
         - git submodule update --init hermit/lwip hermit/usr/gcc hermit/usr/pte hermit/usr/libomp
 script:
         - ./configure