diff --git a/scripts/go_install.sh b/scripts/go_install.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0f691ed81..000000000
--- a/scripts/go_install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-
-if [ -z "${1}" ]; then
-	echo "must provide module as first parameter"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ -z "${2}" ]; then
-	echo "must provide binary name as second parameter"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ -z "${3}" ]; then
-	echo "must provide version as third parameter"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ -z "${GOBIN}" ]; then
-	echo "GOBIN is not set. Must set GOBIN to install the bin in a specified directory."
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d -t goinstall_XXXXXXXXXX)
-function clean() {
-	rm -rf "${tmp_dir}"
-}
-trap clean EXIT
-
-rm "${GOBIN}/${2}"* || true
-
-cd "${tmp_dir}"
-
-# create a new module in the tmp directory
-go mod init fake/mod
-
-# install the golang module specified as the first argument
-go get -tags tools "${1}@${3}"
-mv "${GOBIN}/${2}" "${GOBIN}/${2}-${3}"
-ln -sf "${GOBIN}/${2}-${3}" "${GOBIN}/${2}"