diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c92c5c09425..f20299cf9f3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Changes to the minimum golang version must also be replicated in
-# scripts/build_avalanche.sh
 # tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.node
 # tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.workload
 # Dockerfile (here)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0d952c79271..a6281f529c2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 module github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego
 
 // Changes to the minimum golang version must also be replicated in
-// scripts/build_avalanche.sh
 // tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.node
 // tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.workload
 // Dockerfile
 // README.md
-// go.mod (here, only major.minor can be specified)
-go 1.21
+// go.mod (here)
+go 1.21.9
 
 require (
 	github.com/DataDog/zstd v1.5.2
diff --git a/scripts/build_avalanche.sh b/scripts/build_avalanche.sh
index 54add16a184..74ec675e236 100755
--- a/scripts/build_avalanche.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_avalanche.sh
@@ -22,37 +22,6 @@ while getopts 'r' flag; do
   esac
 done
 
-# Changes to the minimum golang version must also be replicated in
-# scripts/build_avalanche.sh (here)
-# tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.node
-# tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.workload
-# Dockerfile
-# CONTRIBUTING.md
-# README.md
-# go.mod
-go_version_minimum="1.21.9"
-
-go_version() {
-    go version | sed -nE -e 's/[^0-9.]+([0-9.]+).+/\1/p'
-}
-
-version_lt() {
-    # Return true if $1 is a lower version than than $2,
-    local ver1=$1
-    local ver2=$2
-    # Reverse sort the versions, if the 1st item != ver1 then ver1 < ver2
-    if  [[ $(echo -e -n "$ver1\n$ver2\n" | sort -rV | head -n1) != "$ver1" ]]; then
-        return 0
-    else
-        return 1
-    fi
-}
-
-if version_lt "$(go_version)" "$go_version_minimum"; then
-    echo "AvalancheGo requires Go >= $go_version_minimum, Go $(go_version) found." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # Avalanchego root folder
 AVALANCHE_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"; cd .. && pwd )
 # Load the constants
diff --git a/tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.node b/tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.node
index 0ccd2155c12..243e8c74c28 100644
--- a/tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.node
+++ b/tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.node
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 FROM docker.io/antithesishq/go-instrumentor AS instrumentor
 
 # Changes to the minimum golang version must also be replicated in
-# scripts/build_avalanche.sh
 # tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.node (here)
+# tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.workload
 # Dockerfile
 # README.md
 # go.mod
diff --git a/tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.workload b/tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.workload
index 0d13280a034..80b2e0d77dc 100644
--- a/tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.workload
+++ b/tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.workload
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Changes to the minimum golang version must also be replicated in
-# scripts/build_avalanche.sh
 # tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.node
 # tests/antithesis/Dockerfile.workload (here)
 # Dockerfile