diff --git a/bindings/go/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/go/CMakeLists.txt
index d27317269e..58b9815dbf 100644
--- a/bindings/go/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/go/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ function(build_go_package)
     endif()
   endif()
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${outfile}
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env ${go_env}
-            ${GO_EXECUTABLE} get -d ${GO_IMPORT_PATH}/${BGP_PATH}
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env ${go_env}
             ${GO_EXECUTABLE} install ${GO_IMPORT_PATH}/${BGP_PATH}
     DEPENDS ${fdb_options_file}