diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d047b2453..150074cf8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/zalando/postgres-operator
 go 1.25.0
 
 require (
+	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.53.8
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240112132812-db7319d0e0e3
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.30.4
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.25.9
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.25.9
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/tools/go/packages/packagestest v0.1.1-deprecated // indirect
-
 require (
-	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible // indirect
@@ -62,6 +59,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/text v0.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.36.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools/go/packages/packagestest v0.1.1-deprecated // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2d66aef46..cab88ce55 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8U
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0 h1:WKYxWedPGCTVVl5+WHSSrOBT0O8lx32+zxmHxijgXp4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0/go.mod h1:pO5AFd7FA68rFak7rOAGVuygIISepHftHnr8dr6+sUc=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240112132812-db7319d0e0e3 h1:hNQpMuAJe5CtcUqCXaWga3FHu+kQvCqcsoVaQgSV60o=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240112132812-db7319d0e0e3/go.mod h1:idGWGoKP1toJGkd5/ig9ZLuPcZBC3ewk7SzmH0uou08=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.4.2/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
index 65ca76357..93d992c4b 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"path"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -12,19 +14,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 
-	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
-	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
-
 	acidv1 "github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1"
 	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/spec"
 	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/util"
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/pod.go b/pkg/cluster/pod.go
index 7fc95090e..b28e03078 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/pod.go
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
-
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index 9067c8c46..c632e598c 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -15,8 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/util/constants"
 	"github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/pkg/util/k8sutil"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync_test.go b/pkg/cluster/sync_test.go
index f9d1d7873..e670daa70 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync_test.go
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@ package cluster
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"context"
-
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"