diff --git a/kustomize/go.mod b/kustomize/go.mod
index dabfe9c6d..2b61f3fde 100644
--- a/kustomize/go.mod
+++ b/kustomize/go.mod
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ exclude (
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.2.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config v0.2.0
 )
-
-replace sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4/commands => ./commands