diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b01ec5bec..59855ca92 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.1.0
-	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
 	github.com/polydawn/refmt v0.0.0-20190809202753-05966cbd336a
 	github.com/smartystreets/assertions v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v0.0.0-20190731233626-505e41936337 // indirect