diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-go/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-go/action.yml
index 1db347509..0c1428a3a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-go/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-go/action.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@ runs:
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}-
+
+    - name: set GOPATH
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5614a387a..da8806135 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 env:
-  # go needs absolute directories, using the $HOME variable doesn't work here.
-  GOCACHE: /home/runner/work/go/pkg/build
-  GOPATH: /home/runner/work/go
   BITCOIN_VERSION: "23.0"
 
   # If you change this value, please change it in the following files as well:
@@ -236,9 +233,6 @@ jobs:
   windows-integration-test:
     name: run windows itest
     runs-on: windows-latest
-    env:
-      GOCACHE: ${{ github.workspace }}/go/pkg/build
-      GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/go
     steps:
       - name: git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -320,9 +314,6 @@ jobs:
   new-windows-integration-test:
     name: run new windows itest
     runs-on: windows-latest
-    env:
-      GOCACHE: ${{ github.workspace }}/go/pkg/build
-      GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/go
     steps:
       - name: git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3