diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0dca566..09ff1bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,15 +15,8 @@ clean:
 distclean: clean
 	rm -rf vendor
 
-BIN_DIR := $(GOPATH)/bin
-GOMETALINTER := $(BIN_DIR)/gometalinter
-
-$(GOMETALINTER):
-	$(GO) get -u github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter
-	gometalinter --install %> /dev/null
-
 .PHONY: lint
-lint: $(GOMETALINTER)
+lint:
 	$(GOMETALINTER) --vendor --disable-all \
 		--enable=vet \
 		--enable=vetshadow \
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 24790ab..9d93215 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ check_for go
 check_go_version
 check_go_env
 check_for dep
+check_for gometalinter
 
 echo
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ cat <<- EOF > .env
   GO := "${tools[go]}"
   GO_VERSION := ${tools[go_version]}
   DEP := "${tools[dep]}"
+  GOMETALINTER := "${tools[gometalinter]}"
 EOF
 
 echo "Environment configuration written to .env"