Revert "Update build instructions and docker file to download submodules" (#5533)

* Revert "Update build instructions and Dockerfile to download submodules"

This reverts commit 93210547bd1bfbbb1ffd56801bb81af46af350a5.

* Update build tools docs based on feedback

* Fix bad link in build tools docs

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/docs/getting_started_build_tools.md b/docs/getting_started_build_tools.md
index b72f52e18..0e1acca66 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started_build_tools.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started_build_tools.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 This page describes setting up the build environment for QMK. These instructions cover AVR processors (such as the atmega32u4).
 
-After cloning the repo of QMK run `make git-submodule` once to download 3rd party libraries like ChibiOS.
-
 <!-- FIXME: We should have ARM instructions somewhere. -->
 
-Note: If it is your first time here, Check out the "Complete Newbs guide" instead
+**Note:** If this is your first time here, check out the [Complete Newbs Guide](newbs.md) page.
+
+Before continuing, double check that your submodules (third-party libraries) are up to date by running `make git-submodule`.
 
 ## Linux