diff --git a/go/dependencies.rst b/go/dependencies.rst
index 00d17caaf5..ea4e4ef356 100644
--- a/go/dependencies.rst
+++ b/go/dependencies.rst
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ It also declares some internal repositories not described here.
 | This is needed to support both pre-generated and dynamically generated                      |
 | proto libraries.                                                                            |
 +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
-| :value:`com_github_mwitkow_go_proto_validators` | `github.com/mwitkow/go-proto-validators`_ |
-+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
-| Legacy definition for proto plugin. Ideally ``go_rules_dependencies`` should                |
-| not provide this.                                                                           |
-+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
 | :value:`org_golang_google_genproto`             | `google.golang.org/genproto`_             |
 +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
 | Pre-generated proto libraries for gRPC and Google APIs. Ideally,                            |
diff --git a/go/private/repositories.bzl b/go/private/repositories.bzl
index deb5c9bac6..3aa6c4bd25 100644
--- a/go/private/repositories.bzl
+++ b/go/private/repositories.bzl
@@ -195,22 +195,6 @@ def go_rules_dependencies(force = False):
         patch_args = ["-p1"],
     )
 
-    # Extra protoc plugins and libraries.
-    # Doesn't belong here, but low maintenance.
-    # releaser:upgrade-dep mwitkow go-proto-validators
-    wrapper(
-        http_archive,
-        name = "com_github_mwitkow_go_proto_validators",
-        # v0.3.2, latest as of 2023-11-16
-        urls = [
-            "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/mwitkow/go-proto-validators/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.2.zip",
-            "https://github.com/mwitkow/go-proto-validators/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.2.zip",
-        ],
-        sha256 = "d8697f05a2f0eaeb65261b480e1e6035301892d9fc07ed945622f41b12a68142",
-        strip_prefix = "go-proto-validators-0.3.2",
-        # Bazel support added in v0.3.0, so no patches needed.
-    )
-
     # go_library targets with pre-generated sources for Well Known Types.
     # Doesn't belong here, but it would be an annoying source of errors if
     # this weren't generated with -proto disable_global.
diff --git a/proto/BUILD.bazel b/proto/BUILD.bazel
index b97f2e0510..5e110bddd4 100644
--- a/proto/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/proto/BUILD.bazel
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@ go_proto_compiler(
     ],
 )
 
-go_proto_compiler(
-    name = "go_proto_validate",
-    plugin = "@com_github_mwitkow_go_proto_validators//protoc-gen-govalidators",
-    suffix = ".validator.pb.go",
-    valid_archive = False,
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_mwitkow_go_proto_validators//:validators_golang",
-    ],
-)
-
 non_go_reset_target(
     name = "protoc",
     dep = "@com_google_protobuf//:protoc",
diff --git a/proto/core.rst b/proto/core.rst
index 49a52b2a27..5bac5ac27b 100644
--- a/proto/core.rst
+++ b/proto/core.rst
@@ -483,8 +483,6 @@ will only be downloaded if proto rules are used.
   general proto support.
 * ``@com_github_golang_protobuf (github.com/golang/protobuf)``: standard
   Go proto plugin.
-* ``@com_github_mwitkow_go_proto_validators
-  (github.com/mwitkow/go-proto-validators)``: validator plugin.
 * ``@org_golang_google_grpc (github.com/grpc/grpc-go``: gRPC support.
 * gRPC dependencies
 
diff --git a/tests/legacy/examples/proto/embed/BUILD.bazel b/tests/legacy/examples/proto/embed/BUILD.bazel
index c273fa540d..6e7999421a 100644
--- a/tests/legacy/examples/proto/embed/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/legacy/examples/proto/embed/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ go_proto_library(
     name = "embed_go_proto",
     compilers = [
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//proto:go_proto",
-        "@io_bazel_rules_go//proto:go_proto_validate",
     ],
     # Note that if you forget the importpath everything will break horribly.
     importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/examples/proto/embed",
diff --git a/tests/legacy/examples/proto/proto_test.go b/tests/legacy/examples/proto/proto_test.go
index 68ba8348c4..7848159d65 100644
--- a/tests/legacy/examples/proto/proto_test.go
+++ b/tests/legacy/examples/proto/proto_test.go
@@ -35,9 +35,3 @@ func TestEmbed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Unable to call method from embedded go files")
 	}
 }
-
-func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := embed.OtherThing().Validate(); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Proto did not pass validation")
-	}
-}