diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
index 5706ac3104..00b15c8c42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
@@ -283,19 +283,6 @@ jobs:
           envsubst "${GIT_TAG}" < deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl > deploy/melange.yaml
           envsubst "${GIT_TAG}" < deploy/apko.yaml.tmpl > deploy/apko.yaml
 
-      # use chainguard-dev/actions/melange-build@main action below instead when caching support is added
-      # - uses: chainguard-dev/actions/setup-melange@main
-      # - uses: chainguard-dev/actions/melange-keygen@main
-      #   with:
-      #     signing-key-path: ${{ github.workspace }}/melange.rsa
-
-      # - name: build with melange
-      #   run: |
-      #     melange build deploy/melange.yaml \
-      #       --arch x86_64 \
-      #       --signing-key ${{ github.workspace }}/melange.rsa \
-      #       --cache-dir "$(go env GOMODCACHE)"
-
       - id: cache-dir
         run: echo "cache_dir=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
@@ -305,7 +292,6 @@ jobs:
           config: deploy/melange.yaml
           archs: x86_64
           sign-with-temporary-key: true
-          cache-dir: ${{ steps.cache-dir.outputs.cache_dir }}
 
       - uses: chainguard-images/actions/apko-publish@main
         with:
diff --git a/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl b/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
index d2a2ad7523..e72b4f3d14 100644
--- a/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/deploy/melange.yaml.tmpl
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ environment:
       - go
       - nodejs
       - yarn
-  environment:
-    GOMODCACHE: '/var/cache/melange'
 
 pipeline:
   - runs: |