diff --git a/hack/lib/golang.sh b/hack/lib/golang.sh
index 9fbb4bcab56..6a422a68975 100755
--- a/hack/lib/golang.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/golang.sh
@@ -561,9 +561,6 @@ EOF
 kube::golang::old::setup_env() {
   kube::golang::verify_go_version
 
-  # Set up GOPATH.  We have tools which depend on being in a GOPATH (see
-  # hack/run-in-gopath.sh).
-  #
   # Even in module mode, we need to set GOPATH for `go build` and `go install`
   # to work.  We build various tools (usually via `go install`) from a lot of
   # scripts.
@@ -577,9 +574,6 @@ kube::golang::old::setup_env() {
   # Instead we set it to a phony local path and process the results ourselves.
   # In particular, GOPATH[0]/bin will be used for `go install`, with
   # cross-compiles adding an extra directory under that.
-  #
-  # Eventually, when we no longer rely on run-in-gopath.sh we may be able to
-  # simplify this some.
   local go_pkg_dir="${KUBE_GOPATH}/src/${KUBE_GO_PACKAGE}"
   local go_pkg_basedir
   go_pkg_basedir=$(dirname "${go_pkg_dir}")
@@ -634,9 +628,6 @@ kube::golang::old::setup_env() {
 kube::golang::new::setup_env() {
   kube::golang::verify_go_version
 
-  # Set up GOPATH.  We have tools which depend on being in a GOPATH (see
-  # hack/run-in-gopath.sh).
-  #
   # Even in module mode, we need to set GOPATH for `go build` and `go install`
   # to work.  We build various tools (usually via `go install`) from a lot of
   # scripts.
@@ -650,9 +641,6 @@ kube::golang::new::setup_env() {
   # Instead we set it to a phony local path and process the results ourselves.
   # In particular, GOPATH[0]/bin will be used for `go install`, with
   # cross-compiles adding an extra directory under that.
-  #
-  # Eventually, when we no longer rely on run-in-gopath.sh we may be able to
-  # simplify this some.
   export GOPATH="${KUBE_GOPATH}"
 
   # If these are not set, set them now.  This ensures that any subsequent
diff --git a/hack/run-in-gopath.sh b/hack/run-in-gopath.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c671f302a21..00000000000
--- a/hack/run-in-gopath.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-# This script sets up a temporary Kubernetes GOPATH and runs an arbitrary
-# command under it. Go tooling requires that the current directory be under
-# GOPATH or else it fails to find some things, such as the vendor directory for
-# the project.
-# Usage: `hack/run-in-gopath.sh <command>`.
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-
-KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..
-source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
-
-# This sets up a clean GOPATH and makes sure we are currently in it.
-kube::golang::old::setup_env
-
-# Run the user-provided command.
-"${@}"