diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2bb508f29..1d2deb289 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ ENV GOPATH /go:/go/src/github.com/docker/containerd/vendor
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/docker/containerd
 
-# install golint/vet
-RUN go get github.com/golang/lint/golint \
-	&& go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/vet
-
 # install seccomp: the version shipped in trusty is too old
 ENV SECCOMP_VERSION 2.3.0
 RUN set -x \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f96460e43..de1c359ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -91,6 +91,3 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard /.dockerenv), )
 endif
 
 validate: fmt
-
-vet:
-	go vet $(shell go list ./... | grep -v vendor)