diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index de3af4ff464..64936212875 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
 [submodule "services/wire-server-enterprise"]
 	path = services/wire-server-enterprise
 	url = https://github.com/wireapp/wire-server-enterprise
-	branch = main
diff --git a/services/wire-server-enterprise b/services/wire-server-enterprise
index ee02190ebb6..16fcf1a8898 160000
--- a/services/wire-server-enterprise
+++ b/services/wire-server-enterprise
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ee02190ebb676e540db3ae2b2bcb75e3cc5d1455
+Subproject commit 16fcf1a8898fc44ebd2db301685aed2c23f3d9df