diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b5f20e9d..3fc7d215 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -54,7 +54,3 @@ replace github.com/oleiade/reflections v1.0.0 => github.com/oleiade/reflections
 // We use the SHA of github.com/form3tech-oss/jwt-go@v3.2.2 to get around "used for two different module paths"
 // https://golang.org/issues/26904
 replace github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible => github.com/form3tech-oss/jwt-go v0.0.0-20200915135329-9162a5abdbc0
-
-// Pin a gRPC module that's only used in some tests.
-// This is required because sometime after v1.29.1, they moved this package into a separate module.
-replace google.golang.org/grpc/examples => ./hack/dependencyhacks/grpcexamples/
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fe9d15bc..be450e2d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1793,6 +1793,7 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.36.1/go.mod h1:qjiiYl8FncCW8feJPdyg3v6XW24KsRHe+dy9BAG
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.37.0/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQdJfM=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0 h1:/9BgsAsa5nWe26HqOlvlgJnqBuktYOLCgjCPqsa56W0=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQdJfM=
+google.golang.org/grpc/examples v0.0.0-20210304020650-930c79186c99/go.mod h1:Ly7ZA/ARzg8fnPU9TyZIxoz33sEUuWX7txiqs8lPTgE=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200109180630-ec00e32a8dfd/go.mod h1:DFci5gLYBciE7Vtevhsrf46CRTquxDuWsQurQQe4oz8=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200221191635-4d8936d0db64/go.mod h1:kwYJMbMJ01Woi6D6+Kah6886xMZcty6N08ah7+eCXa0=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200228230310-ab0ca4ff8a60/go.mod h1:cfTl7dwQJ+fmap5saPgwCLgHXTUD7jkjRqWcaiX5VyM=
diff --git a/hack/dependencyhacks/grpcexamples/go.mod b/hack/dependencyhacks/grpcexamples/go.mod
deleted file mode 100644
index 47491cc5..00000000
--- a/hack/dependencyhacks/grpcexamples/go.mod
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-module google.golang.org/grpc/examples
-
-go 1.14
diff --git a/hack/module.sh b/hack/module.sh
index f7c2d0d2..12f53d6b 100755
--- a/hack/module.sh
+++ b/hack/module.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function with_modules() {
   env_vars="KUBE_CACHE_MUTATION_DETECTOR=${kube_cache_mutation_detector} KUBE_PANIC_WATCH_DECODE_ERROR=${kube_panic_watch_decode_error}"
 
   pushd "${ROOT}" >/dev/null
-  for mod_file in $(find . -maxdepth 4 -not -path "./generated/*" -not -path "./hack/*" -name go.mod | sort); do
+  for mod_file in $(find . -maxdepth 4 -not -path "./generated/*" -name go.mod | sort); do
     mod_dir="$(dirname "${mod_file}")"
     (
       echo "=> "