diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ddb067c29..01a122fe7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ go 1.12
 require (
 	github.com/VividCortex/gohistogram v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/Workiva/go-datastructures v1.0.50
-	github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973 // indirect
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.0.0-20190115013929-ed77733ec07d
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v0.0.0-20180706230648-ab6388e0c60a
 	github.com/fortytw2/leaktest v1.3.0