diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 6497e557..88375888 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -204,11 +204,7 @@ git-pull-maintainer:
 	make git-pull-$(call proj_query,getval global jw-maintainer)
 
 git-pull-%:
-	if [ "$*" = "$(JANWARE_USER)" ]; then \
-		git pull origin $(GIT_MAIN_BRANCH) ;\
-	else \
-		PGIT_CLONE_PROJECTS=. $(PGIT_SH) clone --refspec $*:$(GIT_MAIN_BRANCH):$(GIT_MAIN_BRANCH) ;\
-	fi
+	PGIT_CLONE_PROJECTS=. $(PGIT_SH) clone --refspec $*:$(GIT_MAIN_BRANCH):$(GIT_MAIN_BRANCH)
 
 pkg-manager-refresh:
 	$(PKG_MANAGER) refresh