diff --git a/hack/verify-no-vendor-cycles.sh b/hack/verify-no-vendor-cycles.sh
index 94093db093b..00e41d4591b 100755
--- a/hack/verify-no-vendor-cycles.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-no-vendor-cycles.sh
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ set -o pipefail
 KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
 
-export GO111MODULE=on
-
+kube::golang::new::setup_env
 kube::golang::verify_go_version
-kube::golang::old::setup_env
 
 staging_repos=()
 kube::util::read-array staging_repos < <(kube::util::list_staging_repos)