diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 31c11ab90a..2989654bb8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.3 // indirect
 	go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.14.0 // indirect
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.54.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.33.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.4.0 // indirect
@@ -227,5 +228,3 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
 )
-
-require go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect