diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 288d3a1..1cb9cc8 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -13,12 +13,8 @@ It was inspired by [[https://wiki.ros.org/wstool][wstool]], [[https://github.com
     Usage: gis [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]
 
     Show a status summary of all Git repositories which are found recursively in
-    current work directory. The colon colon-separated environment variable
-    $GIS_PATH or the '-p' argument can be used to modify the search path.
-
-    All 'fetch' and 'pull' operations are executed in parallel. The number of
-    background jobs can be limited with the environment variable $GIS_JOBS or the
-    '-j' argument.
+    current work directory. If the colon-separated environment variable $GIS_PATH
+    is set, the declared directories will be used instead.
 
     COMMANDS
       fetch  Execute 'git fetch --prune --all' for all found repositories
@@ -26,7 +22,6 @@ It was inspired by [[https://wiki.ros.org/wstool][wstool]], [[https://github.com
              which are behind upstream, includes 'gis fetch'
 
     OPTIONS
-      -j, --jobs  N     Limit 'fetch' and 'pull' commands to N parallel jobs
       -p, --path  PATH  Use PATH for searching Git repositories
       -h, --help        Show this help message and exit
   #+end_example
diff --git a/gis b/gis
index c3812a2..76bc7a7 100755
--- a/gis
+++ b/gis
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ function print_usage {
 Usage: gis [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]
 
 Show a status summary of all Git repositories which are found recursively in
-current work directory. The colon colon-separated environment variable
-\$GIS_PATH or the '-p' argument can be used to modify the search path.
-
-All 'fetch' and 'pull' operations are executed in parallel. The number of
-background jobs can be limited with the environment variable \$GIS_JOBS or the
-'-j' argument.
+current work directory. If the colon-separated environment variable \$GIS_PATH
+is set, the declared directories will be used instead.
 
 COMMANDS
   fetch  Execute 'git fetch --prune --all' for all found repositories
@@ -27,7 +23,6 @@ COMMANDS
          which are behind upstream, includes 'gis fetch'
 
 OPTIONS
-  -j, --jobs  N     Limit 'fetch' and 'pull' commands to N parallel jobs
   -p, --path  PATH  Use PATH for searching Git repositories
   -h, --help        Show this help message and exit
 EOF
@@ -39,38 +34,11 @@ function error {
     exit 1
 }
 
-function execute_git_command_on_list {
-    IFS=";" read -r -a git_dirs <<< "$2"
-    for dir in "${git_dirs[@]}"; do
-        cd "$dir" || echo "Failed to cd into ${text_bold}${text_red}${dir}${text_reset}"
-
-        # Get repository name
-        repository_name=$(basename "$dir")
-
-        # Execute 'fetch' or 'pull'
-        if [ "$1" == "fetch" ]; then
-            output=$(git fetch --prune --all --porcelain &> >(sed "s/^/${text_bold}${text_blue}${repository_name}${text_reset} /"))
-            [ "$?" != 0 ] && echo -e "${text_bold}${text_blue}${repository_name}${text_reset} ${text_bold}${text_red}ERROR${text_reset} while fetching\n${output}"
-        elif [ "$1" == "pull" ]; then
-            git pull --recurse-submodules > >(sed "s/^/${text_bold}${text_magenta}${repository_name}${text_reset} /")
-        fi
-    done
-}
-
 # Parse arguments
-jobs=0
 fetch=false
 pull=false
 while (( "$#" )); do
     case "$1" in
-        -j|--jobs)
-            if [ -n "$2" ] && [ "${2:0:1}" != "-" ]; then
-                jobs="$2"
-                shift 2
-            else
-                error "Argument for ${text_bold}$1${text_reset} is missing"
-            fi
-            ;;
         -p|--path)
             if [ -n "$2" ] && [ "${2:0:1}" != "-" ]; then
                 paths+=("$(realpath "$2")")
@@ -139,18 +107,6 @@ for path in "${paths[@]}"; do
     git_dirs+=("${found_git_dirs[@]}")
 done
 
-# Set default number of jobs if argument or $GIS_JOBS wasn't set
-if [ "$jobs" == 0 ]; then
-    if [ "$GIS_JOBS" ]; then
-        jobs="$GIS_JOBS"
-    else
-        jobs="${#git_dirs[@]}"
-    fi
-fi
-if ! [[ "$jobs" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-   error "Number of parallel jobs must be a positive number"
-fi
-
 # Fetch Git repositories
 if [ "$fetch" == true ]; then
 
@@ -161,24 +117,17 @@ if [ "$fetch" == true ]; then
     fi
     echo "${text_bold}${text_blue}Fetching${text_reset} ${#git_dirs[@]} repositor${suffix}"
 
-    # Create n lists of repositories where n is the number of parallel jobs
-    declare -a fetch_lists
-    for i in "${!git_dirs[@]}"; do
-        list_index=$((i % jobs))
-        if [ "${fetch_lists[$list_index]}" == "" ]; then
-            fetch_lists[list_index]="${git_dirs[$i]}"
-        else
-            fetch_lists[list_index]="${fetch_lists[$list_index]};${git_dirs[$i]}"
-        fi
-    done
+    for dir in "${git_dirs[@]}"; do
+        cd "$dir" || echo "Failed to cd into ${text_bold}${text_red}${dir}${text_reset}"
 
-    # Fetch all lists in background
-    for fetch_list in "${fetch_lists[@]}"; do
-        execute_git_command_on_list "fetch" "${fetch_list}" &
+        # Get repository name
+        repository_name=$(basename "$dir")
+
+        # Fetch all Git repositories in background
+        git fetch --prune --all 1> /dev/null 2> >(trap 'kill $! 2> /dev/null' INT TERM; sed "s/^/${text_bold}${text_blue}${repository_name}${text_reset} /") &
         fetch_pids+=("$!")
     done
 
-    # Wait for fetching of all lists
     for pid in "${fetch_pids[@]}"; do
         wait "$pid"
     done
@@ -205,24 +154,17 @@ if [ "$pull" == true ]; then
     fi
     echo "${text_bold}${text_magenta}Pulling${text_reset} ${#pull_dirs[@]} repositor${suffix}"
 
-    # Create n lists of repositories where n is the number of parallel jobs
-    declare -a pull_lists
-    for i in "${!pull_dirs[@]}"; do
-        list_index=$((i % jobs))
-        if [ "${pull_lists[$list_index]}" == "" ]; then
-            pull_lists[list_index]="${pull_dirs[$i]}"
-        else
-            pull_lists[list_index]="${pull_lists[$list_index]};${pull_dirs[$i]}"
-        fi
-    done
+    # Pull all Git repositories which are behind upstream in background
+    for dir in "${pull_dirs[@]}"; do
+        cd "$dir" || echo "Failed to cd into ${text_bold}${text_red}${dir}${text_reset}"
 
-    # Pull all lists in background
-    for pull_list in "${pull_lists[@]}"; do
-        execute_git_command_on_list "pull" "${pull_list}" &
+        # Get repository name
+        repository_name=$(basename "$dir")
+
+        git pull --recurse-submodules > >(trap 'kill $! 2> /dev/null' INT TERM; sed "s/^/${text_bold}${text_magenta}${repository_name}${text_reset} /") &
         pull_pids+=("$!")
     done
 
-    # Wait for pulling of all lists
     for pid in "${pull_pids[@]}"; do
         wait "$pid"
     done