diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a8a63be6..b6120b61 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.18.2
-	github.com/tinkerbell/tink v0.8.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 231f3e9d..87c78ff6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcU
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 h1:9NlTDc1FTs4qu0DDq7AEtTPNw6SVm7uBMsUCUjABIf8=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0/go.mod h1:Dk4QP5c2W3ibzajGcXpNraDfq2IrhjMIvMSWPKKo0FU=
-github.com/tinkerbell/tink v0.8.0 h1:qgl/rglpO5Rvq6UKZd29O6X9mDgZZYgf841+Y0IYWak=
-github.com/tinkerbell/tink v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bfAkSH7J/QQYIyqZRR6IQp8w78aac6l8Z2Lws5uXz6A=
 github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 h1:SU5vSMR7hnwNxj24w34ZyCi/FmDZTkS4MhqMhdFk5YI=
 github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1/go.mod h1:a1lVb/DtPvCB8fslRZhAngC2+aY1QWCk3Cedj/Gdt08=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.11 h1:BMaWp1Bb6fHwEtbplGBGJ498wD+LKlNSl25MjdZY4dU=