diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan-go-mod-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/scan-go-mod-tidy.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2eab6ce696..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/scan-go-mod-tidy.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-name: Validate Go Mod Tidy
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "go.mod"
-      - "go.sum"
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  validate:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
-
-      - name: Setup golang
-        uses: ./.github/actions/golang
-
-      - name: Check go mod tidy
-        run: make test-go-mod-tidy
-
-      - name: Save logs
-        if: always()
-        uses: ./.github/actions/save-logs
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 38e3b129cf..5e96cba653 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ repos:
         files: .go$
         language: system
         pass_filenames: true
-      - id: check-go-mod-tidy
-        name: Check for out of sync Go module dependencies
-        entry: make test-go-mod-tidy
-        language: system
   - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
     rev: 0.14.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 18a61a82cd..7a81ba94eb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ delete-packages: ## Delete all Zarf package tarballs in the project recursively
 # Note: the path to the main.go file is not used due to https://github.com/golang/go/issues/51831#issuecomment-1074188363
 .PHONY: build
 build: ## Build the Zarf CLI for the machines OS and architecture
+	go mod tidy
 	$(MAKE) $(BUILD_CLI_FOR_SYSTEM)
 
 build-cli-linux-amd: ## Build the Zarf CLI for Linux on AMD64
@@ -220,10 +221,6 @@ test-docs-and-schema:
 test-cves:
 	go run main.go tools sbom scan . -o json --exclude './site' --exclude './examples' | grype --fail-on low
 
-# INTERNAL: used to test that a dev has ran `go mod tidy` in their PR
-test-go-mod-tidy:
-	./hack/check-go-mod-tidy.sh
-
 cve-report: ## Create a CVE report for the current project (must `brew install grype` first)
 	@test -d ./build || mkdir ./build
 	go run main.go tools sbom scan . -o json --exclude './site' --exclude './examples' | grype -o template -t hack/grype.tmpl > build/zarf-known-cves.csv
diff --git a/hack/check-go-mod-tidy.sh b/hack/check-go-mod-tidy.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d9603736e8..0000000000
--- a/hack/check-go-mod-tidy.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-go mod tidy
-if ! git diff --quiet go.mod go.sum; then
-  echo "ERROR: Changes detected after running 'go mod tidy'. Please run 'go mod tidy' and commit the changes."
-  exit 1
-fi