diff --git a/.custom-gcl.yml b/.custom-gcl.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a58014e7..00000000
--- a/.custom-gcl.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# This has to be >= v1.57.0 for module plugin system support.
-version: v2.4.0
-plugins:
-  - module: "go.uber.org/nilaway"
-    import: "go.uber.org/nilaway/cmd/gclplugin"
-    version: latest # Or a fixed version for reproducible builds.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index e1718765..cfa7984c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ linters:
     - misspell
     - whitespace
     - gochecknoinits
-    # Static analysis tool to detect potential nil panics in Go code.
-    - nilaway
     # Checks function and package cyclomatic complexity.
     - cyclop
     # Check whether the function uses a non-inherited context.
@@ -20,12 +18,6 @@ linters:
           msg: Do not commit print statements. Use logger package.
         - pattern: ^log\.(Fatal|Panic|Print)(f|ln)?.*$
           msg: Do not commit log statements. Use logger package.
-    custom:
-      nilaway:
-        type: module
-        description: 'Static analysis tool to detect potential nil panics in Go code.'
-        settings:
-          exclude-pkgs: vendor
   exclusions:
     generated: lax
     presets: