diff --git a/datastore/datastore/go.mod b/datastore/datastore/go.mod
index 29850d0e..2aff87f3 100644
--- a/datastore/datastore/go.mod
+++ b/datastore/datastore/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ require google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/cridenour/go-postgis v1.0.0
-	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.1
 )