diff --git a/kustomize/go.mod b/kustomize/go.mod
index 20fe39b18..0da2375e8 100644
--- a/kustomize/go.mod
+++ b/kustomize/go.mod
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xlab/treeprint v1.2.0 // indirect
 	go.starlark.net v0.0.0-20200306205701-8dd3e2ee1dd5 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.30.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v5 v5.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/kustomize/go.sum b/kustomize/go.sum
index ebeb93474..377893fe6 100644
--- a/kustomize/go.sum
+++ b/kustomize/go.sum
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ github.com/xlab/treeprint v1.2.0 h1:HzHnuAF1plUN2zGlAFHbSQP2qJ0ZAD3XF5XD7OesXRQ=
 github.com/xlab/treeprint v1.2.0/go.mod h1:gj5Gd3gPdKtR1ikdDK6fnFLdmIS0X30kTTuNd/WEJu0=
 go.starlark.net v0.0.0-20200306205701-8dd3e2ee1dd5 h1:+FNtrFTmVw0YZGpBGX56XDee331t6JAXeK2bcyhLOOc=
 go.starlark.net v0.0.0-20200306205701-8dd3e2ee1dd5/go.mod h1:nmDLcffg48OtT/PSW0Hg7FvpRQsQh5OSqIylirxKC7o=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d h1:jtJma62tbqLibJ5sFQz8bKtEM8rJBtfilJ2qTU199MI=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d/go.mod h1:ldy0pHrwJyGW56pPQzzkH36rKxoZW1tw7ZJpeKx+hdo=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191002063906-3421d5a6bb1c/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0 h1:Af8nKPmuFypiUBjVoU9V20FiaFXOcuZI21p0ycVYYGE=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=