diff --git a/data/ansible/roles/go/defaults/main.yaml b/data/ansible/roles/go/defaults/main.yaml
index 233b2feca..d55f2347a 100644
--- a/data/ansible/roles/go/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/data/ansible/roles/go/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,29 +1,7 @@
 ---
-# Package manager to use
-package_manager: apt
-
-# Go version to install
-golang_version: 1.20.6
-
-# Expected go version output
-go_version_target: "go version go{{ golang_version }} linux/amd64"
-
-# Set the Go workspace directory
-golang_gopath: /home/{{ ansible_user }}/go
-
-# Set the directory to download the Go archive to
-golang_download_dir: /tmp
-
-# Set the mirror to download Go from
-golang_mirror: https://storage.googleapis.com/golang
-
-# Set the filename of the Go archive to download
-golang_redis_filename: go{{ golang_version }}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-
-# Set the Go installation directory
-golang_install_dir: /usr/local/go
-
-# Go dependencies
-go_dependencies:
-  - curl
-  - tar
+go_version: "1.21.0"
+go_platform: linux
+go_arch: amd64
+go_tarball: go{{ go_version }}.{{ go_platform }}-{{ go_arch }}.tar.gz
+go_download_url: https://dl.google.com/go/{{ go_tarball }}
+go_checksum: "d0398903a16ba2232b389fb31032ddf57cac34efda306a0eebac34f0965a0742"
diff --git a/data/ansible/roles/go/tasks/main.yaml b/data/ansible/roles/go/tasks/main.yaml
index 6e1d4f292..1331122a9 100644
--- a/data/ansible/roles/go/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/data/ansible/roles/go/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,56 +1,36 @@
 ---
-- name: Check if Go is already installed
+- name: Check if Go is already installed.
   command: /usr/local/go/bin/go version
   ignore_errors: true
-  register: go_version_output
+  register: go_version_result
+  changed_when: false
 
-- name: Install Go dependencies with apt
-  become: yes
-  apt:
-    name: '{{ go_dependencies }}'
-    state: present
-    update_cache: yes
-  when: package_manager == 'apt'
-
-- name: Install Go dependencies with dnf
-  become: yes
-  dnf:
-    name: '{{ go_dependencies }}'
-    state: present
-    update_cache: yes
-  when: package_manager == 'dnf'
-
-- name: Remove old installation of Go if needed
-  become: yes
+- name: Remove current installation.
   file:
-    path: /usr/local/go
     state: absent
-  when: go_version_output.rc == 0 and go_version_output.stdout != go_version_target
+    path: /usr/local/go
+  when:
+    - go_version_result is succeeded
+    - go_version not in go_version_result.stdout
 
-- name: Create Go language SDK installation directory
-  become: yes
-  file:
-    path: '{{ golang_install_dir }}'
-    state: directory
-    mode: '0755'
-
-- name: Download Go language SDK
+- name: Download Go.
   get_url:
-    url: '{{ golang_mirror }}/{{ golang_redis_filename }}'
-    dest: '{{ golang_download_dir }}/{{ golang_redis_filename }}'
-    mode: '0644'
+    url: "{{ go_download_url }}"
+    dest: /usr/local/src/{{ go_tarball }}
+    checksum: "sha256:{{ go_checksum }}"
+  when: go_version_result is failed
+    or go_version not in go_version_result.stdout
 
-- name: Install Go language SDK
-  become: yes
+- name: Extract Go.
   unarchive:
-    src: '{{ golang_download_dir }}/{{ golang_redis_filename }}'
-    remote_src: true
-    dest: '{{ golang_install_dir | dirname }}'
-    creates: '{{ golang_install_dir }}/bin'
+    src: /usr/local/src/{{ go_tarball }}
+    dest: /usr/local
+    copy: no
+  when: go_version_result is failed
+    or go_version not in go_version_result.stdout
 
-- name: Set Go language SDK environment variables
-  become: yes
-  template:
-    src: golang.sh.j2
-    dest: /etc/profile.d/golang.sh
-    mode: '0644'
+- name: Add Go to to system-wide $PATH.
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/profile.d/go-path.sh
+    content: |-
+      export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
diff --git a/data/ansible/roles/go/templates/golang.sh.j2 b/data/ansible/roles/go/templates/golang.sh.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 15c38206d..000000000
--- a/data/ansible/roles/go/templates/golang.sh.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-{# Comment that describes the purpose of the template #}
-
-export GOROOT='{{ golang_install_dir }}'
-export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
-
-{% if golang_gopath %}
-export GOPATH="{{ golang_gopath }}"
-export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
-{% endif %}