diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 151727dce..0fada180d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -153,5 +153,3 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
-
-replace sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime => sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.0