diff --git a/.changeset/great-views-roll.md b/.changeset/great-views-roll.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b72dafc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-views-roll.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"chainlink-deployments-framework": minor
+---
+
+Removes the import of a root `go.mod` from a scaffolded domain
diff --git a/engine/cld/scaffold/scaffold_test.go b/engine/cld/scaffold/scaffold_test.go
index 7b118a5c4..d2e5ddcfd 100644
--- a/engine/cld/scaffold/scaffold_test.go
+++ b/engine/cld/scaffold/scaffold_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ func Test_ScaffoldDomain(t *testing.T) {
 	repoName := filepath.Base(filepath.Dir(rootDir))
 	expectedModuleLine := fmt.Sprintf("module github.com/smartcontractkit/%s/domains/%s", repoName, domKey)
 	assert.Contains(t, string(goModContent), expectedModuleLine)
-	assert.Contains(t, string(goModContent), fmt.Sprintf("github.com/smartcontractkit/%s => ../../", repoName))
 
 	err = ScaffoldDomain(dom)
 	require.Error(t, err)
diff --git a/engine/cld/scaffold/templates/go.mod.tmpl b/engine/cld/scaffold/templates/go.mod.tmpl
index 6fa59c2e6..e5e69cd48 100644
--- a/engine/cld/scaffold/templates/go.mod.tmpl
+++ b/engine/cld/scaffold/templates/go.mod.tmpl
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@ replace (
     github.com/fbsobreira/gotron-sdk => github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-tron/relayer/gotron-sdk v0.0.5-0.20250422175525-b7575d96bd4d
     // replicating the replace directive on cosmos SDK
     github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf v1.3.3-alpha.regen.1
-	// Use the local version of base repo
-	github.com/smartcontractkit/{{.repo}} => ../../
 )