diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 83fd332c55..c7b54b514d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ jobs:
         git update-index --assume-unchanged go.sum
         if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then echo "git repo is dirty after running go generate -- please don't modify generated files"; echo $(git diff);echo $(git status --porcelain); exit 1; fi
 
-     # hack to ensure golanglint process generated files
-    - name: remove "generated by" comments from generated files 
-      run: |
-        find . -type f -name '*.go' -exec sed -i 's/Code generated by .* DO NOT EDIT/FOO/g' {} \;
-      # on macos: find . -type f -name '*.go' -exec sed -i '' -E 's/Code generated by .* DO NOT EDIT/FOO/g' {} \;
     - name: golangci-lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 1e21a62c65..6dcc8a68a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ jobs:
         git update-index --assume-unchanged go.sum
         if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then echo "git repo is dirty after running go generate -- please don't modify generated files"; echo $(git diff);echo $(git status --porcelain); exit 1; fi
 
-     # hack to ensure golanglint process generated files
-    - name: remove "generated by" comments from generated files 
-      run: |
-        find . -type f -name '*.go' -exec sed -i 's/Code generated by .* DO NOT EDIT/FOO/g' {} \;
-      # on macos: find . -type f -name '*.go' -exec sed -i '' -E 's/Code generated by .* DO NOT EDIT/FOO/g' {} \;
     - name: golangci-lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
       with:
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index fb5d970744..0a86beffd4 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ linters-settings:
   gosec:
     excludes:
       - G115 # Conversions from int -> uint etc.
+issues:
+  exclude-generated: disable
 run:
   issues-exit-code: 1
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