diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5174d6b0..fc307e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ name: CI
 
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/go
 
 jobs:
   verify-goimports:
@@ -18,9 +17,6 @@ jobs:
           go-version: '1.22'
           stable: true
 
-      - run: |
-          echo "GOPATH=${HOME}/go" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: verify goimports
@@ -42,9 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           go-version: '1.22'
           stable: true
 
-      - run: |
-          echo "GOPATH=${HOME}/go" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - run: dev/format-gomod
@@ -69,10 +62,10 @@ jobs:
         go-version: '1.22'
     - name: Install latest version of Kind
       run: |
-        GO111MODULE=on go get sigs.k8s.io/kind
+        go build -o /usr/local/bin/kind sigs.k8s.io/kind
     - name: Create Kind cluster
       run: |
-        PATH=$(go env GOPATH)/bin:$PATH kind create cluster --config .github/workflows/kind-config.yaml
+        PATH=/usr/local/bin/:$PATH kind create cluster --config .github/workflows/kind-config.yaml
     - name: Run some sanity checks
       # kubectl is already installed on the Github Ubuntu worker
       run: |