diff --git a/.github/workflows/generator.yaml b/.github/workflows/generator.yaml
index 5a9c7fe13..c8ec9c80d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generator.yaml
@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           generator/go.sum
     - name: Display Go version
       run: go version
-    - run: go mod tidy
+    - run: go fmt ./...
     - run: go test ./...
+    - name: Detect Changes
+      run: git diff --exit-code
diff --git a/generator/all_test.go b/generator/all_test.go
index f1d21a36d..c75e3cb26 100644
--- a/generator/all_test.go
+++ b/generator/all_test.go
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ func TestVet(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGoModTidy(t *testing.T) {
-	rungo(t, "mod", "tidy")
-}
-
-func TestGoFmt(t *testing.T) {
-	rungo(t, "fmt")
+	rungo(t, "mod", "tidy", "-diff")
 }
 
 func TestGovulncheck(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/generator/go.mod b/generator/go.mod
index f51ee5eef..370449fcd 100644
--- a/generator/go.mod
+++ b/generator/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ go 1.23.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/cbroglie/mustache v1.4.0
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/iancoleman/strcase v0.3.0
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241021214115-324edc3d5d38
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1