diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20f0d6e3a..14115af7f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,3 +52,8 @@ clean-lint-cache:
 build-examples:
 	for example in $(shell find ./examples -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d); do \
 		(cd $$example; echo Build $$example; go mod tidy; go build -o /dev/null) || exit 1; done
+
+.PHONY: add-go-work
+add-go-work:
+	go work init .
+	go work use -r .
diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index ddcc47d98..51a1cc6b5 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ SYNC_REF?=main
 sync: ## Sync all go.mod files
 	@sh .update-all-to-latest.sh ${SYNC_REF}
 
-.PHONY: add-go-work-files
-add-go-work-files: ## Add go work files to all examples
-	find . -name go.mod -execdir sh -c 'go work init && go work use . && go work use ../..' \;
-
-.PHONY: rm-go-work-files
-rm-go-work-files: ## Add go work files to all examples
-	rm -f ./*/go.work*
-
 .PHONY: install-all
 install-all: ## Add go work files to all examples
 	@find . -name go.mod -execdir go install \;