diff --git a/docker/packager/binary/build.sh b/docker/packager/binary/build.sh
index 08a9b07f3ce..c0803c74147 100755
--- a/docker/packager/binary/build.sh
+++ b/docker/packager/binary/build.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ if [ "$EXTRACT_TOOLCHAIN_DARWIN" = "1" ]; then
   mkdir -p /build/cmake/toolchain/darwin-x86_64
   tar xJf /MacOSX11.0.sdk.tar.xz -C /build/cmake/toolchain/darwin-x86_64 --strip-components=1
   ln -sf darwin-x86_64 /build/cmake/toolchain/darwin-aarch64
-
-  if [ "$EXPORT_SOURCES_WITH_SUBMODULES" = "1" ]; then
-    tar -c /build --exclude-vcs-ignores --exclude-vcs --exclude '/build/build' --exclude '/build/build_docker' --exclude '/build/debian' --exclude '/build/.cache' --exclude '/build/docs' --exclude '/build/tests/integration' | pigz -9 > /output/source_sub.tar.gz
-  fi
 fi
 
 # Uncomment to debug ccache. Don't put ccache log in /output right away, or it
diff --git a/docker/packager/packager b/docker/packager/packager
index 42dc52aa37f..1b3df858cd2 100755
--- a/docker/packager/packager
+++ b/docker/packager/packager
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ def parse_env_variables(
             "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/build/cmake/darwin/toolchain-x86_64.cmake"
         )
         result.append("EXTRACT_TOOLCHAIN_DARWIN=1")
-        result.append("EXPORT_SOURCES_WITH_SUBMODULES=1")
     elif is_cross_darwin_arm:
         cc = compiler[: -len(DARWIN_ARM_SUFFIX)]
         cmake_flags.append("-DCMAKE_AR:FILEPATH=/cctools/bin/aarch64-apple-darwin-ar")