diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index 6a97731374..e80bccbf8d 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 set -e
 
 GO_FLAGS=${GO_FLAGS:-"-tags netgo"}    # Extra go flags to use in the build.
-GO_CMD=${GO_CMD:-"install"}
 BUILD_USER=${BUILD_USER:-"${USER}@${HOSTNAME}"}
 BUILD_DATE=${BUILD_DATE:-$( date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S )}
 VERBOSE=${VERBOSE:-}
@@ -50,6 +49,6 @@ if [ -n "$VERBOSE" ]; then
   echo "Building with -ldflags $ldflags"
 fi
 
-GOBIN=$PWD go "$GO_CMD" ${GO_FLAGS} -ldflags "${ldflags}" "${repo_path}"
+GOBIN=$PWD go build ${GO_FLAGS} -ldflags "${ldflags}" "${repo_path}"
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/build/release.sh b/build/release.sh
index 897476aa1c..96348a59ca 100755
--- a/build/release.sh
+++ b/build/release.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ fi
 # Build the release.
 export BUILD_USER="$git_user"
 export BUILD_DATE=$( date +%Y%m%d ) # Release date is only to day-granularity
-export GO_CMD="build" # Don't use cached build objects for releases.
 export VERBOSE=true
 build/build.sh