diff --git a/go.work b/go.work
index 5bf34234031225..d77cbb12e6c135 100644
--- a/go.work
+++ b/go.work
@@ -126,4 +126,5 @@ use (
 	test/fakeintake
 	test/new-e2e
 	test/otel
+	tools/retry_file_dump
 )
diff --git a/tasks/modules.py b/tasks/modules.py
index 90524ef1560a3e..09192a074973a0 100644
--- a/tasks/modules.py
+++ b/tasks/modules.py
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ def generate_dummy_package(ctx, folder):
 @task
 def go_work(_: Context):
     """
-    Create a go.work file using the module list contained in get_default_modules()
+    Re-create the go.work file using the module list contained in get_default_modules()
     and the go version contained in the file .go-version.
-    If there is already a go.work file, it is renamed go.work.backup and a warning is printed.
     """
 
     # read go version from the .go-version file, removing the bugfix part of the version
@@ -91,10 +90,6 @@ def go_work(_: Context):
     with open(".go-version") as f:
         go_version = f.read().strip()
 
-    if os.path.exists("go.work"):
-        print("go.work already exists. Renaming to go.work.backup")
-        os.rename("go.work", "go.work.backup")
-
     with open("go.work", "w") as f:
         f.write(f"go {go_version}\n\nuse (\n")
         for mod in get_default_modules().values():