diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 4678378424..cb06aa02c8 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ cmd_foreach()
 		shift
 	done
 
-	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} ${prefix:+--super-prefix "$prefix"} submodule--helper foreach ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${recursive:+--recursive} -- "$@"
+	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper foreach ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${recursive:+--recursive} -- "$@"
 }
 
 #
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ cmd_deinit()
 		shift
 	done
 
-	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper deinit ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${prefix:+--prefix "$prefix"} ${force:+--force} ${deinit_all:+--all} -- "$@"
+	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper deinit ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${force:+--force} ${deinit_all:+--all} -- "$@"
 }
 
 is_tip_reachable () (
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ cmd_set_branch() {
 		shift
 	done
 
-	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} ${prefix:+--super-prefix "$prefix"} submodule--helper set-branch ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${branch:+--branch "$branch"} ${default:+--default} -- "$@"
+	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper set-branch ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${branch:+--branch "$branch"} ${default:+--default} -- "$@"
 }
 
 #
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ cmd_set_url() {
 		shift
 	done
 
-	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} ${prefix:+--super-prefix "$prefix"} submodule--helper set-url ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} -- "$@"
+	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper set-url ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} -- "$@"
 }
 
 #
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ cmd_summary() {
 		shift
 	done
 
-	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper summary ${prefix:+--prefix "$prefix"} ${files:+--files} ${cached:+--cached} ${for_status:+--for-status} ${summary_limit:+-n $summary_limit} -- "$@"
+	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper summary ${files:+--files} ${cached:+--cached} ${for_status:+--for-status} ${summary_limit:+-n $summary_limit} -- "$@"
 }
 #
 # List all submodules, prefixed with:
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ cmd_status()
 		shift
 	done
 
-	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} ${prefix:+--super-prefix "$prefix"} submodule--helper status ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${cached:+--cached} ${recursive:+--recursive} -- "$@"
+	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper status ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${cached:+--cached} ${recursive:+--recursive} -- "$@"
 }
 #
 # Sync remote urls for submodules
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ cmd_sync()
 		esac
 	done
 
-	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} ${prefix:+--super-prefix "$prefix"} submodule--helper sync ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${recursive:+--recursive} -- "$@"
+	git ${wt_prefix:+-C "$wt_prefix"} submodule--helper sync ${GIT_QUIET:+--quiet} ${recursive:+--recursive} -- "$@"
 }
 
 cmd_absorbgitdirs()