diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3050423..39e4d53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 ## PREREQUISITES
 The `voltha` script uses several standard Linux tools to deploy VOLTHA
-including `go`, `curl`, `sed`, and `jq`. This tools must be installed before
+including `curl`, `sed`, and `jq`. This tools must be installed before
 using the script. The script checks for the presence of these tools before
 it deployes VOLTHA and will exit with an error if the tools are not present.
 
diff --git a/voltha b/voltha
index 79862f0..4574d24 100755
--- a/voltha
+++ b/voltha
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 done
 
 # Check for prerequiste tools
-TOOLS="go curl sed jq"
+TOOLS="curl sed jq"
 if [ $DEPLOY_K8S == "yes" ]; then
     TOOLS+=" docker"
 fi