diff --git a/metrics-operator/go.mod b/metrics-operator/go.mod
index d0e882330b2..2f46c4cbaa6 100644
--- a/metrics-operator/go.mod
+++ b/metrics-operator/go.mod
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
-require github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.6.0 // indirect
-
 require (
 	github.com/DataDog/zstd v1.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v1.1.1 // indirect
@@ -45,8 +43,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v7 v7.17.10
-	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.15.0
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.7.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/metrics-operator/go.sum b/metrics-operator/go.sum
index bc99a9c842b..a36a64200d1 100644
--- a/metrics-operator/go.sum
+++ b/metrics-operator/go.sum
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkpeCY=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Mu1zIs6XwVuF/gI1OepvI0qD18qycQx+mFykh5fBlto=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.6.0 h1:Y2S/FBjx1LlCv5m6pWAF2kDJAHoSjSRSJCApolgfthA=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.6.0/go.mod h1:YLHer5cj0csTzNFXoNQ8qhtGY1GTvSqPnKWKaqQE3Hk=
-github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v7 v7.17.10 h1:TCQ8i4PmIJuBunvBS6bwT2ybzVFxxUhhltAs3Gyu1yo=
-github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v7 v7.17.10/go.mod h1:OJ4wdbtDNk5g503kvlHLyErCgQwwzmDtaFC4XyOxXA4=
-github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.15.0 h1:IZyJhe7t7WI3NEFdcHnf6IJXqpRf+8S8QWLtZYYyBYk=
-github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.15.0/go.mod h1:HCON3zj4btpqs2N1jjsAy4a/fiAul+YBP00mBH4xik8=
 github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 h1:rAQeMHw1c7zTmncogyy8VvRZwtkmkZ4FxERmMY4rD+g=
 github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0/go.mod h1:6n3XBCmQQb25CM2LCACGz8ukIrRry+4bhvbpWn3mrbc=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.7.0+incompatible h1:vgGkfT/9f8zE6tvSCe74nfpAVDQ2tG6yudJd8LBksgI=