diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
index b9a748cdd3c..142a3df4e09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run "make generate" and check for changes
       run: |
         set -e
-        apt install protobuf-compiler
+        sudo apt -qq -y -o=Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install protobuf-compiler
         go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v1.34.2
         go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@v1.5.1
-        make generate 2>/dev/null
+        go generate ./...
         if [[ $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
           echo "Error: Uncommitted changes found after running 'make generate'. Please commit all generated code."
           git diff
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36d1b506f1f..bbfa4bbee94 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -263,13 +263,6 @@ cscli:  ## Build cscli
 crowdsec:  ## Build crowdsec
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(CROWDSEC_FOLDER) build $(MAKE_FLAGS)
 
-.PHONY: generate
-generate:  ## Generate code for the database and APIs
-	$(GO) generate ./pkg/database/ent
-	$(GO) generate ./pkg/models
-	$(GO) generate ./pkg/modelscapi
-	$(GO) generate ./pkg/protobufs
-
 .PHONY: testclean
 testclean: bats-clean  ## Remove test artifacts
 	@$(RM) pkg/apiserver/ent $(WIN_IGNORE_ERR)