diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-acceptance.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-acceptance.yml
index 076f6f8bf2..2d9090a726 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-acceptance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-acceptance.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ jobs:
           kind create cluster --name dc1 --image kindest/node:${{ inputs.kind-version }}
           kind create cluster --name dc2 --image kindest/node:${{ inputs.kind-version }}
 
+      - name: Build binaries
+        run: |
+          ls
+          sudo make cli-dev
+
       # We have to run the tests for each package separately so that we can
       # exit early if any test fails (-failfast only works within a single
       # package).
diff --git a/acceptance/framework/cli/cli.go b/acceptance/framework/cli/cli.go
index 8267caabbc..66fb48ab2d 100644
--- a/acceptance/framework/cli/cli.go
+++ b/acceptance/framework/cli/cli.go
@@ -18,30 +18,6 @@ type CLI struct {
 // NewCLI compiles the `consul-k8s` CLI and returns a handle to execute commands
 // with the binary.
 func NewCLI() (*CLI, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("go", "build", "-o ./consul-k8s")
-	cmd.Dir = "../../../cli"
-	b, err := cmd.Output()
-	fmt.Println("Go build: " + string(b))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	cmd = exec.Command("echo", "$GOPATH")
-	cmd.Dir = "../../../cli"
-	b, err = cmd.Output()
-	fmt.Println(string(b))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	cmd = exec.Command("mv", "./consul-k8s ${GOPATH}/bin/")
-	cmd.Dir = "../../../cli"
-	b, err = cmd.Output()
-	fmt.Println("move: " + string(b))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return &CLI{true}, nil
 }