diff --git a/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts b/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts
index 6be0c03c8..c19a1a10a 100644
--- a/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     });
 
     await main.run();
-    expect(vars).toBe({GOROOT: 'foo'});
+    expect(vars).toBe({});
   });
 
   it('finds a version of go already in the cache', async () => {
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index ac3d0e5c1..87ff0a4c8 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2080,7 +2080,6 @@ function run() {
                 let auth = !token || isGhes() ? undefined : `token ${token}`;
                 const checkLatest = core.getBooleanInput('check-latest');
                 const installDir = yield installer.getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth);
-                core.exportVariable('GOROOT', installDir);
                 core.addPath(path_1.default.join(installDir, 'bin'));
                 core.info('Added go to the path');
                 let added = yield addBinToPath();
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index f785b85da..7a9c1f51d 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export async function run() {
       const checkLatest = core.getBooleanInput('check-latest');
       const installDir = await installer.getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth);
 
-      core.exportVariable('GOROOT', installDir);
       core.addPath(path.join(installDir, 'bin'));
       core.info('Added go to the path');