diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index ce3da6f33..34d8f4732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@2ca79b6fa8d3ec278944088b4aa5f46912db5d63
         with:
           languages: go
-      - name: Build code, creating CodeQL database
-        run: make build
       - name: Run CodeQL variant analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@2ca79b6fa8d3ec278944088b4aa5f46912db5d63
       - name: Show CodeQL scan SARIF report
diff --git a/.github/workflows/report.yml b/.github/workflows/report.yml
index ddd4a57fe..d013f33fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/report.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@2ca79b6fa8d3ec278944088b4aa5f46912db5d63
         with:
           languages: go
-      - name: Build code, creating CodeQL database
-        run: make build
       - name: Run CodeQL variant analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@2ca79b6fa8d3ec278944088b4aa5f46912db5d63
       - name: Show CodeQL scan SARIF report