diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1d91e5a..0275fdd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/rs/zerolog
 
-go 1.12
-
 require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20190321100706-95778dfbb74e
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1