diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-codegen.yml b/.github/workflows/check-codegen.yml
index 61f857ea6..feeeeab19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-codegen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-codegen.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-    - name: Download k8s.io/code-generator
-      run: |
-          CODE_GEN_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' k8s.io/code-generator)
-          go get k8s.io/code-generator@$CODE_GEN_VERSION
-          echo "CODE_GEN_DIR=$(go list -m -f '{{.Dir}}' k8s.io/code-generator)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Run make generate
       run: make generate
     - name: Compare the expected and actual generated/* directories
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1112c1917..c5b637f2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,5 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-    - name: Download k8s.io/code-generator
-      run: |
-          CODE_GEN_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' k8s.io/code-generator)
-          go get k8s.io/code-generator@$CODE_GEN_VERSION
-          echo "CODE_GEN_DIR=$(go list -m -f '{{.Dir}}' k8s.io/code-generator)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Run make test
       run: make test
diff --git a/hack/update-codegen.sh b/hack/update-codegen.sh
index 0c29e7d0a..2e51ab62f 100755
--- a/hack/update-codegen.sh
+++ b/hack/update-codegen.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ THIS_PKG="github.com/ironcore-dev/ironcore"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
 PROJECT_ROOT="$SCRIPT_DIR/.."
 
-CODE_GEN_DIR="${CODE_GEN_DIR:-$(go list -m -f '{{.Dir}}' k8s.io/code-generator)}"
+CODE_GEN_DIR=$(go list -m -f '{{.Dir}}' k8s.io/code-generator)
 source "${CODE_GEN_DIR}/kube_codegen.sh"
 
 export TERM="xterm-256color"