diff --git a/cmd/bpf2go/gen/output_test.go b/cmd/bpf2go/gen/output_test.go
index 8d8b00744..c58eb9546 100644
--- a/cmd/bpf2go/gen/output_test.go
+++ b/cmd/bpf2go/gen/output_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-quicktest/qt"
-	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 
 	"github.com/cilium/ebpf/btf"
 	"github.com/cilium/ebpf/cmd/bpf2go/internal"
@@ -79,10 +78,6 @@ func TestPackageImport(t *testing.T) {
 	qt.Assert(t, qt.StringContains(buf.String(), fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, internal.CurrentModule)))
 }
 
-var typesEqualComparer = cmp.Comparer(func(a, b btf.Type) bool {
-	return a == b
-})
-
 func TestCustomIdentifier(t *testing.T) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	args := GenerateArgs{