diff --git a/controller/go.mod b/controller/go.mod
index 75c66394a0..15f2ffa46d 100644
--- a/controller/go.mod
+++ b/controller/go.mod
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/esimonov/ifshort v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/ettle/strcase v0.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.6.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/structtag v1.2.0 // indirect