diff --git a/containerized-data-importer.spec b/containerized-data-importer.spec
index ec4980b..e8b5f9b 100644
--- a/containerized-data-importer.spec
+++ b/containerized-data-importer.spec
@@ -132,12 +132,11 @@ esac
 reg_path='%{registry_path}'
 %endif
 
-mkdir -p go/src/kubevirt.io go/pkg
+mkdir -p go/src/kubevirt.io
 ln -s ../../../ go/src/kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer
 export GOPATH=${PWD}/go
 export GOFLAGS="-buildmode=pie -mod=vendor"
 env \
-KUBEVIRT_GO_BASE_PKGDIR="${GOPATH}/pkg" \
 CDI_VERSION=%{version} \
 CDI_SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="$(date -r LICENSE +%s)" \
 CDI_GIT_COMMIT='v%{version}' \