remove go prerequisite
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