diff --git a/.vib/cassandra/goss/vars.yaml b/.vib/cassandra/goss/vars.yaml
index 864716c5ee17..12da8d971b7c 100644
--- a/.vib/cassandra/goss/vars.yaml
+++ b/.vib/cassandra/goss/vars.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ binaries:
   - cqlsh
   - python
   - java
-  - yq
 files:
   - mode: "0755"
     paths: