diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 57f1edb..e3ff796 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 module coopcloud.tech/libcapsul
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.16
 
 require github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1
-
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191026070338-33540a1f6037 // indirect