diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a4662df377..364c41936c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/bufbuild/protoplugin v0.0.0-20250218205857-750e09ce93e1
 	github.com/cli/browser v1.3.0
 	github.com/docker/docker v28.5.2+incompatible
-	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4
 	github.com/gofrs/flock v0.13.0
 	github.com/google/cel-go v0.27.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5ceae1c74c..27e8312870 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 h1:69rxXcBk27SvSaaxTtLh/8llcHD8vYHT7WSdRZ/jvr4
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0/go.mod h1:fgPhTUdO+D/Jk86RDLlptpiXQzgHJF7gydDDbaIK4Dk=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 h1:NFTV2Zj1bL4mc9sqWACXbQFVBBg2W3GPvqp8/ESS2Wg=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
-github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4 h1:WtFKPHwlywe8Srng8j2BhOD9312j9cGUxG1SP4V2cR4=
-github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4/go.mod h1:X7Gx4mteadT3eDOMTsXzmI4/rwUpOwBHLpAfupzFJP0=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 h1:CjnDlHq8ikf6E492q6eKboGOC0T8CDaOvkHCIg8idEI=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
diff --git a/private/pkg/transport/http/httpserver/httpserver.go b/private/pkg/transport/http/httpserver/httpserver.go
index ff6c9210eb..073f99e928 100644
--- a/private/pkg/transport/http/httpserver/httpserver.go
+++ b/private/pkg/transport/http/httpserver/httpserver.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ type runner struct {
 	shutdownTimeout   time.Duration
 	readHeaderTimeout time.Duration
 	tlsConfig         *tls.Config
-	walkFunc          chi.WalkFunc
 	disableH2C        bool
 }
 
@@ -75,17 +73,6 @@ func RunWithTLSConfig(tlsConfig *tls.Config) RunOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// RunWithWalkFunc returns a new RunOption that runs chi.Walk to walk the
-// handler after all middlewares and routes have been mounted, but before the
-// server is started.
-// The walkFunc will only be called if the handler passed to Run is a
-// chi.Routes.
-func RunWithWalkFunc(walkFunc chi.WalkFunc) RunOption {
-	return func(runner *runner) {
-		runner.walkFunc = walkFunc
-	}
-}
-
 // RunWithoutH2C disables use of H2C (used when RunWithTLSConfig is not called).
 func RunWithoutH2C() RunOption {
 	return func(runner *runner) {
@@ -125,14 +112,6 @@ func Run(
 		Protocols:         protocols,
 		IdleTimeout:       DefaultIdleTimeout,
 	}
-	if s.walkFunc != nil {
-		routes, ok := handler.(chi.Routes)
-		if ok {
-			if err := chi.Walk(routes, s.walkFunc); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
 
 	eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 	eg.Go(func() error {