diff --git a/Makefile.INCLUDE b/Makefile.INCLUDE
index 9279c8592..3a3f79517 100644
--- a/Makefile.INCLUDE
+++ b/Makefile.INCLUDE
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ export PATH := $(GOPATH)/bin:$(GOROOT)/bin:$(PATH)
 
 export GO_TEST_FLAGS ?= -short
 
-GO_GET := $(GO) get -u -v -x
-
 REV        := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null  || echo 'unknown')
 BRANCH     := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null  || echo 'unknown')
 HOSTNAME   := $(shell hostname -f)