diff --git a/lifecycle-operator/go.mod b/lifecycle-operator/go.mod
index a45ca58a89..3ff1723412 100644
--- a/lifecycle-operator/go.mod
+++ b/lifecycle-operator/go.mod
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v0.41.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.18.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.15.0
-	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.58.2
 	k8s.io/api v0.28.2
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.28.2