diff --git a/.github/workflows/cygwin-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cygwin-test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
      SHELLOPTS: igncr
      TMP: "/tmp"
      TEMP: "/tmp"
-    
    steps:
    - name: Force LF line endings
      run: git config --global core.autocrlf input
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ jobs:
        packages: python39 python39-pip python39-virtualenv git
    - name: Tell git to trust this repo
      shell: bash.exe -eo pipefail -o igncr "{0}"
-      run: | 
-          /usr/bin/git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
-          /usr/bin/git config --global protocol.file.allow always
    - name: Install dependencies and prepare tests
      shell: bash.exe -eo pipefail -o igncr "{0}"
      run: |

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ jobs:
        set -x
        mypy -p git

-    - name: Tell git to trust this repo
-      run: | 
-          /usr/bin/git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
-          /usr/bin/git config --global protocol.file.allow always
-
    - name: Test with pytest
      run: |
        set -x

diff --git a/test/test_submodule.py b/test/test_submodule.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# This module is part of GitPython and is released under
# the BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
import os
import shutil
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
import sys
-from unittest import skipIf

import pytest

@@ -31,6 +32,23 @@
import os.path as osp


class TestRootProgress(RootUpdateProgress):
    """Just prints messages, for now without checking the correctness of the states"""

@@ -709,6 +727,7 @@ def test_add_empty_repo(self, rwdir):
        # end for each checkout mode

    @with_rw_directory
    def test_list_only_valid_submodules(self, rwdir):
        repo_path = osp.join(rwdir, "parent")
        repo = git.Repo.init(repo_path)
@@ -737,6 +756,7 @@ def test_list_only_valid_submodules(self, rwdir):
                """,
    )
    @with_rw_directory
    def test_git_submodules_and_add_sm_with_new_commit(self, rwdir):
        parent = git.Repo.init(osp.join(rwdir, "parent"))
        parent.git.submodule("add", self._small_repo_url(), "module")