diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9da38ff7..566471b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ generate-all:
 	done
 
 mod:
-	rm -f go.mod go.sum ${PACKAGE_PREFIX}/${PACKAGE_MAJOR}/go.mod ${PACKAGE_PREFIX}/${PACKAGE_MAJOR}/go.sum
+	for goModOrSum in $(shell set -x; find . -not \( -path ./examples -prune \) -name go.mod -o -name go.sum | sort -n); do \
+		rm -f $$goModOrSum;\
+	done
 	${GO_CMD} go mod init github.com/${GIT_ORG}/${GIT_REPO}
 	${GO_CMD} go mod tidy
 
diff --git a/Makefile.metalv1 b/Makefile.metalv1
index 390c7264..72258acd 100644
--- a/Makefile.metalv1
+++ b/Makefile.metalv1
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SPEC_PATCHED_DIR=${SPEC_BASE_DIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/oas3.patched
 
 all: pull fetch patch generate stage
 
-generate: clean codegen remove-unused mod patch-post fmt test
+generate: clean codegen remove-unused patch-post fmt mod test
 
 pull:
 	${CRI} pull ${OPENAPI_IMAGE}
@@ -60,6 +60,4 @@ remove-unused:
 	rm -rf ${CODE_DIR}/api \
 		${CODE_DIR}/.travis.yml \
 		${CODE_DIR}/git_push.sh \
-		${CODE_DIR}/.openapi-generator \
-		${CODE_DIR}/go.mod \
-		${CODE_DIR}/go.sum
+		${CODE_DIR}/.openapi-generator
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.sdk b/templates/Makefile.sdk
index ad0979e5..6a6e5568 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.sdk
+++ b/templates/Makefile.sdk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SPEC_PATCHED_DIR=${SPEC_BASE_DIR}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/oas3.patched
 
 all: pull fetch patch generate stage
 
-generate: clean codegen remove-unused mod patch-post fmt test
+generate: clean codegen remove-unused patch-post mod fmt test
 
 pull:
 	${CRI} pull ${OPENAPI_IMAGE}
@@ -60,6 +60,4 @@ remove-unused:
 	rm -rf ${CODE_DIR}/api \
 		${CODE_DIR}/.travis.yml \
 		${CODE_DIR}/git_push.sh \
-		${CODE_DIR}/.openapi-generator \
-		${CODE_DIR}/go.mod \
-		${CODE_DIR}/go.sum
+		${CODE_DIR}/.openapi-generator