diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d72a53095..5937080b8 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -28,4 +28,3 @@ terminfo/x/* linguist-generated=true
 *.py  text diff=python
 *.m  text diff=objc
 *.go text diff=go
-*.mod filter=goreplace
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7392fcc2a..e8538532a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ require (
 	howett.net/plist v1.0.1
 )
 
-//replace github.com/kovidgoyal/dbus => ../dbus
+// Uncomment the following to use a local checkout of dbus
+// replace github.com/kovidgoyal/dbus => ../dbus
 
 require (
 	github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2 // indirect