diff --git a/gcs/go.mod b/gcs/go.mod
index 0949f49977..95c6a5630e 100644
--- a/gcs/go.mod
+++ b/gcs/go.mod
@@ -25,5 +25,3 @@ require (
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9 // indirect
 	lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.2.1 // indirect
 )
-
-replace github.com/decred/dcrd/blockchain/stake/v5 => ../blockchain/stake
diff --git a/gcs/go.sum b/gcs/go.sum
index 1ef84d35b7..7db76b3afe 100644
--- a/gcs/go.sum
+++ b/gcs/go.sum
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ github.com/dchest/siphash v1.2.3 h1:QXwFc8cFOR2dSa/gE6o/HokBMWtLUaNDVd+22aKHeEA=
 github.com/dchest/siphash v1.2.3/go.mod h1:0NvQU092bT0ipiFN++/rXm69QG9tVxLAlQHIXMPAkHc=
 github.com/decred/base58 v1.0.5 h1:hwcieUM3pfPnE/6p3J100zoRfGkQxBulZHo7GZfOqic=
 github.com/decred/base58 v1.0.5/go.mod h1:s/8lukEHFA6bUQQb/v3rjUySJ2hu+RioCzLukAVkrfw=
+github.com/decred/dcrd/blockchain/stake/v5 v5.0.0 h1:WyxS8zMvTMpC5qYC9uJY+UzuV/x9ko4z20qBtH5Hzzs=
+github.com/decred/dcrd/blockchain/stake/v5 v5.0.0/go.mod h1:5sSjMq9THpnrLkW0SjEqIBIo8qq2nXzc+m7k9oFVVmY=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.0.4 h1:zRCv6tdncLfLTKYqu7hrXvs7hW+8FO/NvwoFvGsrluU=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.0.4/go.mod h1:hA86XxlBWwHivMvxzXTSD0ZCG/LoYsFdWnCekkTMCqY=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/v3 v3.2.0 h1:6WxA92AGBkycEuWvxtZMvA76FbzbkDRoK8OGbsR2muk=