diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 71b9fbc01d8ff..aa3993d81f32f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 	os = ios
 [submodule "third_party/WebKit"]
 	path = third_party/WebKit
-	url = https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/blink.git
+	url = git@github.com:ChromiumWebApps/blink.git
 	os = all
 [submodule "third_party/android_tools"]
 	path = third_party/android_tools
diff --git a/build/git-hooks/pre-commit b/build/git-hooks/pre-commit
index 3391a777e760a..3002234344dc7 100755
--- a/build/git-hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/build/git-hooks/pre-commit
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ EOF
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if test "$(git diff-index --cached HEAD .gitmodules)"; then
-  cat <<EOF 1>&2
-You are trying to commit a change to .gitmodules.  That is not allowed.
-To make changes to submodule names/paths, edit DEPS.
-EOF
-  exit 1
-fi
+#if test "$(git diff-index --cached HEAD .gitmodules)"; then
+#  cat <<EOF 1>&2
+#You are trying to commit a change to .gitmodules.  That is not allowed.
+#To make changes to submodule names/paths, edit DEPS.
+#EOF
+#  exit 1
+#fi
 
 exit 0