diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/go.mod
index 826f97d1a7c..659e6085212 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/go.mod
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.26.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect