diff --git a/scripts/build-test-lint.sh b/scripts/build-test-lint.sh
index 6ddc064d2..2f856f5ad 100755
--- a/scripts/build-test-lint.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-test-lint.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-echo "Checking that it builds"
-go build
-
 # Check that all the packages can build.
 # When `go build` is given multiple packages it won't output anything, and just
 # checks that everything builds.