diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index 9a7915bc2..8edb6b6b2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ runs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
         go-version: 1.21.4
+        cache: false
 
     - name: Disable default go problem matcher
       run: echo "::remove-matcher owner=go::"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qe-hosted.yml b/.github/workflows/qe-hosted.yml
index 833d8e910..be747558a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qe-hosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qe-hosted.yml
@@ -40,20 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           swap-storage: true
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: Write temporary docker file
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p /home/runner/.docker
-          touch ${PFLT_DOCKERCONFIG}
-          echo '{ "auths": {} }' >> ${PFLT_DOCKERCONFIG}
-
-      - name: Set up Go 1.21
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.21.4
-
-      - name: Disable default go problem matcher
-        run: echo "::remove-matcher owner=go::"
-
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: