diff --git a/receiver/k8sobjectsreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/k8sobjectsreceiver/go.mod
index 239a959f63d5..f1ef2b1fcac5 100644
--- a/receiver/k8sobjectsreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/k8sobjectsreceiver/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv v0.98.1-0.20240419202408-d1e631b61158
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.25.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.25.0
-	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.3