diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 13148fa2e..f43c47a45 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ lint: $(BUF) $(COPYRIGHT) fmt docs
 lint_module: ## Runs various static analysis against our code.
 lint_module: $(FAILLINT) $(GOLANGCI_LINT) $(MISSPELL)
 	@echo ">> verifying modules being imported"
-	@cd $(DIR) && $(FAILLINT) -paths "errors=github.com/pkg/errors,fmt.{Print,Printf,Println},github.com/golang/protobuf=google.golang.org/protobuf" ./...
+	@cd $(DIR) && $(FAILLINT) -paths "fmt.{Print,Printf,Println},github.com/golang/protobuf=google.golang.org/protobuf" ./...
 	
 	@echo ">> examining all of the Go files"
 	@cd $(DIR) && go vet -stdmethods=false ./...
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 56d19d397..c6e1d716f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ module github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2
 go 1.19
 
 require (
-	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.8.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index aea2ed306..c51577108 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 h1:ROPKBNFfQgOUMifHyP+KYbvpjbdoFNs+aK7DXlji0Tw
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiuN0vRsmY=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
-github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
-github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
diff --git a/interceptors/logging/interceptors_test.go b/interceptors/logging/interceptors_test.go
index ed6087b35..158391145 100644
--- a/interceptors/logging/interceptors_test.go
+++ b/interceptors/logging/interceptors_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2/interceptors"
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2/interceptors/logging"
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2/testing/testpb"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
@@ -563,7 +562,7 @@ func (s *loggingPayloadSuite) TestPingStream_LogsAllRequestsAndResponses() {
 		if got >= 4*messagesExpected {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return errors.Errorf("not enough log lines, waiting; got: %v", got)
+		return fmt.Errorf("not enough log lines, waiting; got: %v", got)
 	}))
 	s.assertPayloadLogLinesForMessage(s.logger.o.Lines(), "PingStream", interceptors.BidiStream)
 }
diff --git a/interceptors/ratelimit/ratelimit_test.go b/interceptors/ratelimit/ratelimit_test.go
index 6643e8b33..c4d232e0f 100644
--- a/interceptors/ratelimit/ratelimit_test.go
+++ b/interceptors/ratelimit/ratelimit_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ package ratelimit
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
diff --git a/interceptors/selector/selector_test.go b/interceptors/selector/selector_test.go
index 942bdbf42..1fe229a81 100644
--- a/interceptors/selector/selector_test.go
+++ b/interceptors/selector/selector_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ package selector
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2/interceptors"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
diff --git a/testing/testpb/test.manual_validator.pb.go b/testing/testpb/test.manual_validator.pb.go
index 6f7acf0fb..b1e64ee5c 100644
--- a/testing/testpb/test.manual_validator.pb.go
+++ b/testing/testpb/test.manual_validator.pb.go
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 package testpb
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"math"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 func (x *PingRequest) Validate(bool) error {