diff --git a/hack/validate b/hack/validate
index afe5a1eb..1c037166 100755
--- a/hack/validate
+++ b/hack/validate
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@ go mod tidy
 echo Running: go generate
 GOOS=linux CC=gcc CXX=g++ go generate
 
-echo Running: go mod vendor
-go mod vendor
-
-if [ -n "$SKIP_VALIDATE" ]; then
-    echo Skipping validation
-    exit
-fi
 echo Running validation
 
 . ./hack/version.sh
@@ -28,10 +21,8 @@ if [ -n "$DIRTY" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo Running: go version
-DEPENDENCIES_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/${VERSION_K8S}/build/dependencies.yaml"
-GOLANG_VERSION=$(curl -sL "${DEPENDENCIES_URL}" | yq e '.dependencies[] | select(.name == "golang: upstream version").version' -)
-if ! go version | grep -s "go version go${GOLANG_VERSION} "; then
-  echo "Unexpected $(go version) - Kubernetes ${VERSION_K8S} should be built with go version go${GOLANG_VERSION}"
+if ! go version | grep -s "go version ${VERSION_GOLANG} "; then
+  echo "Unexpected $(go version) - Kubernetes ${VERSION_K8S} should be built with go version ${VERSION_GOLANG}"
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -47,5 +38,6 @@ if ! command -v golangci-lint; then
     exit
 fi
 
-echo Running: golangci-lint
-golangci-lint run -v
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+#echo Running: golangci-lint
+## https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/issues/2788
+#CGO_ENABLED=0 golangci-lint run -v
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