diff --git a/.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/action.yml b/.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/action.yml
index 7276e6d4f9af..1600c1c722ea 100644
--- a/.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/action.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,9 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - name: Set the project Go version in the environment
-      run: .github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/go_version_env.sh >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      # sed works in all environments but `go list -m -f '{{.GoVersion}}'` should be preferred
+      # outside of CI when go is already installed.
+      run: |
+        cd ${{ github.workspace }}
+        echo GO_VERSION="~$(sed -n -e 's/^go //p' go.mod)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/go_version_env.sh b/.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/go_version_env.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 60b643ac386e..000000000000
--- a/.github/actions/set-go-version-in-env/go_version_env.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-# Prints the go version defined in the repo's go.mod. This is useful
-# for configuring the correct version of go to install in CI.
-#
-# `go list -m -f '{{.GoVersion}}'` should be preferred outside of CI
-# when go is already installed.
-
-# 2 directories above this script
-AVALANCHE_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"; cd ../.. && pwd )
-
-echo GO_VERSION="~$(sed -n -e 's/^go //p' "${AVALANCHE_PATH}"/go.mod)"