diff --git a/kustomize/go.mod b/kustomize/go.mod
index d025186c8b..5713607dd3 100644
--- a/kustomize/go.mod
+++ b/kustomize/go.mod
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.2.0
 )
 
-exclude (
-	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.2.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config v0.2.0
-)
-
 replace sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api => ../api
 
 replace sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config => ../cmd/config