diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6cc40ae15..f1817521a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/eapache/go-resiliency v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/eapache/go-xerial-snappy v0.0.0-20180814174437-776d5712da21 // indirect
 	github.com/eapache/queue v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/favadi/protoc-go-inject-tag v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.11.3 // indirect
 	github.com/garyburd/redigo v1.6.2
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.6.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d7c5a88ec..a82326487 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7
 github.com/erikstmartin/go-testdb v0.0.0-20160219214506-8d10e4a1bae5 h1:Yzb9+7DPaBjB8zlTR87/ElzFsnQfuHnVUVqpZZIcV5Y=
 github.com/erikstmartin/go-testdb v0.0.0-20160219214506-8d10e4a1bae5/go.mod h1:a2zkGnVExMxdzMo3M0Hi/3sEU+cWnZpSni0O6/Yb/P0=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
-github.com/favadi/protoc-go-inject-tag v1.1.0 h1:rSTVJya9GF6mcqOO2KRAppvVMHqIkSzG9ORflxqflNA=
-github.com/favadi/protoc-go-inject-tag v1.1.0/go.mod h1:13goAxKedbu5IbfI0n2wIKh1CCgZOwPNZQd0igDWvko=
 github.com/fortytw2/leaktest v1.3.0 h1:u8491cBMTQ8ft8aeV+adlcytMZylmA5nnwwkRZjI8vw=
 github.com/fortytw2/leaktest v1.3.0/go.mod h1:jDsjWgpAGjm2CA7WthBh/CdZYEPF31XHquHwclZch5g=
 github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.11.3 h1:8sXhOn0uLys67V8EsXLc6eszDs8VXWxL3iRvebPhedY=