diff --git a/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean b/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean
index 92f715b..b41a392 100755
--- a/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean
+++ b/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ updateModule() {
         git reset --hard HEAD
         git clean -dxff
     fi
+    git remote prune origin
 
     if [[ -e $PARENTDIR/$MODULE.gitmodules ]]; then
         if [[ $gituser == "anonymous" ]]; then