diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 284869a26f9..a4d84fd2100 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/platforms v1.0.0-rc.1 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/ttrpc v1.2.7 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2 v2.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy v1.32.4 // indirect
 	github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.2.1 // indirect
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/boombuler/barcode v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/chai2010/gettext-go v1.0.2 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.7.29
+	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.7.29 // indirect
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.12.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 12eb9b7ed1e..397f779a2b9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0 h1:TCJt7ioM2cr/tfR8GPbGf9/VRAX8D2B4PjzCpfX540I=
 github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VRRf09a7mHDIRezVKTRCrOq78v577GXq3bSa3EhrzVo=
 github.com/containerd/platforms v1.0.0-rc.1 h1:83KIq4yy1erSRgOVHNk1HYdPvzdJ5CnsWaRoJX4C41E=
 github.com/containerd/platforms v1.0.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:J71L7B+aiM5SdIEqmd9wp6THLVRzJGXfNuWCZCllLA4=
-github.com/containerd/ttrpc v1.2.7 h1:qIrroQvuOL9HQ1X6KHe2ohc7p+HP/0VE6XPU7elJRqQ=
-github.com/containerd/ttrpc v1.2.7/go.mod h1:YCXHsb32f+Sq5/72xHubdiJRQY9inL4a4ZQrAbN1q9o=
 github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2 v2.2.3 h1:yNA/94zxWdvYACdYO8zofhrTVuQY73fFU1y++dYSw40=
 github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2 v2.2.3/go.mod h1:95ljDnPfD3bAbDJRugOiShd/DlAAsxGtUBhJxIn7SCk=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 h1:RrqgGjYQKalulkV8NGVIfkXQf6YYmOyiJKk8iXXhfZs=
diff --git a/pkg/engine/vulnerability_builder_test.go b/pkg/engine/vulnerability_builder_test.go
index 7626b290f74..cb34ba9b135 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/vulnerability_builder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/vulnerability_builder_test.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/util"
-
 	"github.com/Checkmarx/kics/v2/pkg/detector/docker"
 	"github.com/Checkmarx/kics/v2/pkg/detector/helm"
 
@@ -623,7 +621,9 @@ func TestDefaultVulnerabilityBuilderTransition(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// Create a copy of args to modify it without affecting the original
 			vTest := map[string]interface{}{}
-			err := util.DeepCopy(&vTest, v)
+			data, err := json.Marshal(v)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			err = json.Unmarshal(data, &vTest)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			args.v = vTest
 			for key, value := range tt.argsModifier {