diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0cc51c39..57349b05 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           command: go mod download
           name: Download Go module dependencies
-      - run:
-          name: "Go mod tidy"
-          command: make mod-tidy && git diff --exit-code
       - save_cache:
           key: << parameters.key >>-{{ checksum "<< parameters.file >>" }}
           name: Save Go modules cache