diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6abfa97..a92ce2f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/otiai10/gosseract
 
-go 1.12
-
 require github.com/otiai10/mint v1.3.0