diff --git a/src/goEnvironmentStatus.ts b/src/goEnvironmentStatus.ts
index 4f24e85..154803b 100644
--- a/src/goEnvironmentStatus.ts
+++ b/src/goEnvironmentStatus.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 import WebRequest = require('web-request');
 
 import { toolInstallationEnvironment } from './goEnv';
-import { getActiveGoRoot } from './goInstallTools';
 import { getCurrentGoRoot } from './goPath';
 import { outputChannel } from './goStatus';
 import { getBinPath, getGoConfig, getGoVersion } from './util';
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@
 
 export async function getDefaultGoOption(): Promise<GoEnvironmentOption> {
 	// make goroot default to go.goroot
-	const goroot = await getActiveGoRoot();
+	const goroot = getCurrentGoRoot();
 	if (!goroot) {
 		throw new Error('No Go command could be found.');
 	}
diff --git a/src/goInstallTools.ts b/src/goInstallTools.ts
index 330fabb..3722807 100644
--- a/src/goInstallTools.ts
+++ b/src/goInstallTools.ts
@@ -493,13 +493,3 @@
 		return res.filter((x) => x != null);
 	});
 }
-
-export async function getActiveGoRoot(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-	// look for current current go binary
-	let goroot = getCurrentGoRoot();
-	if (!goroot) {
-		await updateGoVarsFromConfig();
-		goroot = getCurrentGoRoot();
-	}
-	return goroot || undefined;
-}