diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 23f32afc..6f7106c8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.6.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.1
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/zmap/zcrypto v0.0.0-20210511125630-18f1e0152cfc // indirect
 	github.com/zmap/zlint/v3 v3.1.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.18.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.20.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.12.0 // indirect
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d60544ab..06e81011 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware/cbcontainers-operator/cbcontainers/state/applyment"
 	"github.com/vmware/cbcontainers-operator/cbcontainers/state/common"
 	"github.com/vmware/cbcontainers-operator/cbcontainers/state/operator"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	coreV1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"os"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ func main() {
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
 	opts := zap.Options{
 		Development: true,
-		TimeEncoder: zapcore.RFC3339TimeEncoder,
 	}
 	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 	flag.Parse()