diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/gotool/noticer.go b/dev-tools/mage/gotool/noticer.go
index 26669c3f..9c493b3b 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/gotool/noticer.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/gotool/noticer.go
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ var NoticeGenerator goNoticeGenerator = runGoNoticeGenerator
 
 func runGoNoticeGenerator(opts ...ArgOpt) error {
 	args := buildArgs(opts).build()
-	return sh.RunV("go-licence-detector", args...)
+
+	return sh.RunV("go",
+		append([]string{"run", "go.elastic.co/go-licence-detector"}, args...)...)
 }
 
 func (goNoticeGenerator) Dependencies(path string) ArgOpt   { return flagArg("-in", path) }
diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/install.go b/dev-tools/mage/install.go
index 776f90be..ee412502 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/install.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/install.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ var (
 	// GoLicenserImportPath controls the import path used to install go-licenser.
 	GoLicenserImportPath = "github.com/elastic/go-licenser@latest"
 
-	// GoNoticeGeneratorImportPath controls the import path used to install go-licence-detector.
-	GoNoticeGeneratorImportPath = "go.elastic.co/go-licence-detector@latest"
+	// // GoNoticeGeneratorImportPath controls the import path used to install go-licence-detector.
+	// GoNoticeGeneratorImportPath = "go.elastic.co/go-licence-detector@latest"
 )
 
 // InstallGoLicenser target installs go-licenser
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ func InstallGoLicenser() error {
 	)
 }
 
-// InstallGoNoticeGen target installs go-licenser
-func InstallGoNoticeGen() error {
-	return gotool.Install(
-		gotool.Install.Package(GoNoticeGeneratorImportPath),
-	)
-}
+// // InstallGoNoticeGen target installs go-licenser
+// func InstallGoNoticeGen() error {
+// 	return gotool.Install(
+// 		gotool.Install.Package(GoNoticeGeneratorImportPath),
+// 	)
+// }
diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/notice.go b/dev-tools/mage/notice.go
index 75f49e1c..6f3c04ad 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/notice.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/notice.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func GenerateNotice(overrides, rules, noticeTemplate string) error {
-	mg.Deps(InstallGoNoticeGen, Deps.CheckModuleTidy)
+	mg.Deps(Deps.CheckModuleTidy)
 
 	err := gotool.Mod.Download(gotool.Download.All())
 	if err != nil {