diff --git a/hack/make-rules/vet.sh b/hack/make-rules/vet.sh
index 81374d8139e..c63d6f778d6 100755
--- a/hack/make-rules/vet.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/vet.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ if [[ "${CALLED_FROM_MAIN_MAKEFILE:-""}" == "" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# This is required before we run govet for the results to be correct.
-# See https://github.com/golang/go/issues/16086 for details.
-go install ./cmd/...
-
 # Filter out arguments that start with "-" and move them to goflags.
 targets=()
 for arg; do