diff --git a/vmaas-go/.golangci.yml b/vmaas-go/.golangci.yml
index 68f085d4b..dc444a80b 100644
--- a/vmaas-go/.golangci.yml
+++ b/vmaas-go/.golangci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ linters:
 
     # extra linters
     - bodyclose # checks whether HTTP response body is closed successfully [fast: true, auto-fix: false]
-    - depguard # Go linter that checks if package imports are in a list of acceptable packages [fast: true, auto-fix: false]
     - dupl # Tool for code clone detection [fast: true, auto-fix: false]
     - funlen # Tool for detection of long functions [fast: true, auto-fix: false]
     - gocognit # Computes and checks the cognitive complexity of functions [fast: true, auto-fix: false]