diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b97caa016..eb529b994 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -248,8 +248,7 @@ envtest:
 OPERATOR_SDK = $(shell pwd)/bin/operator-sdk
 .PHONY: operator-sdk
 operator-sdk:
-# FIXME: Remove `go mod tidy && go mod vendor` once we find the reason why ci workflow fails.
-	cd ./tools && go mod tidy && go mod vendor && go build -o $(OPERATOR_SDK) ./vendor/$(shell grep operator-sdk tools/tools.go | sed 's/.*_ "//;s/"//')
+	cd ./tools && go build -o $(OPERATOR_SDK) ./vendor/$(shell grep operator-sdk tools/tools.go | sed 's/.*_ "//;s/"//')
 
 # protoc-gen-go gets installed from the vendor/ directory.
 PROTOC_GEN_GO = $(shell pwd)/bin/protoc-gen-go