diff --git a/cookbook/src/commands/regenerate.ts b/cookbook/src/commands/regenerate.ts
index efaed1753d..4c18195933 100644
--- a/cookbook/src/commands/regenerate.ts
+++ b/cookbook/src/commands/regenerate.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {execSync} from 'child_process';
 import {CommandModule} from 'yargs';
 import {applyRecipe} from '../lib/apply';
 import {FILES_TO_IGNORE_FOR_GENERATE, TEMPLATE_PATH} from '../lib/constants';
-import {withResolvedCatalog} from '../lib/workspace';
 import {generateRecipe} from '../lib/generate';
 import {isRenderFormat, RENDER_FORMATS, renderRecipe} from '../lib/render';
 import {listRecipes, separator, RecipeManifestFormat} from '../lib/util';
@@ -71,24 +70,19 @@ async function handler(args: RegenerateArgs) {
 
   for await (const recipe of recipes) {
     console.log(`🔄 Regenerating recipe '${recipe}'`);
-    // resolve catalog/workspace protocols, apply recipe, then restore
-    await withResolvedCatalog(async () => {
-      applyRecipe({
-        recipeTitle: recipe,
-      });
-      // generate the recipe
-      await generateRecipe({
-        recipeName: recipe,
-        onlyFiles: args.onlyFiles,
-        filenamesToIgnore: FILES_TO_IGNORE_FOR_GENERATE,
-        referenceBranch: args.referenceBranch,
-        recipeManifestFormat: args.recipeManifestFormat,
-      });
-      // render the recipe
-      renderRecipe({
-        recipeName: recipe,
-        format,
-      });
+    applyRecipe({
+      recipeTitle: recipe,
+    });
+    await generateRecipe({
+      recipeName: recipe,
+      onlyFiles: args.onlyFiles,
+      filenamesToIgnore: FILES_TO_IGNORE_FOR_GENERATE,
+      referenceBranch: args.referenceBranch,
+      recipeManifestFormat: args.recipeManifestFormat,
+    });
+    renderRecipe({
+      recipeName: recipe,
+      format,
     });
     // clean up the skeleton template directory
     execSync(`git checkout -- ${TEMPLATE_PATH}`);