diff --git a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
index 6397cd4c32450..bab5412c180e2 100755
--- a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
+++ b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
@@ -880,8 +880,6 @@ test_go() {
     go test ./...
   fi
   go install -buildvcs=false ./...
-  go clean -modcache
-
   if [ ${TEST_INTEGRATION_GO} -gt 0 ]; then
     pushd arrow/internal/cdata_integration
     case "$(uname)" in
@@ -898,7 +896,7 @@ test_go() {
     go build -buildvcs=false -tags cdata_integration,assert -buildmode=c-shared -o ${go_lib} .
     popd
   fi
-
+  go clean -modcache
   popd
 }