diff --git a/go/extractor/go.mod b/go/extractor/go.mod
index 46d189d005e5..3ee83a6bb29a 100644
--- a/go/extractor/go.mod
+++ b/go/extractor/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module github.com/github/codeql-go/extractor
 
 go 1.26
 
-toolchain go1.26.0
-
 // when updating this, run
 //    bazel run @rules_go//go -- mod tidy
 // when adding or removing dependencies, run