diff --git a/hack/unwanted-dependencies.json b/hack/unwanted-dependencies.json
index 851af478b83..fa7f5143526 100644
--- a/hack/unwanted-dependencies.json
+++ b/hack/unwanted-dependencies.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       "cloud.google.com/go/compute": "cloud dependency",
       "cloud.google.com/go/firestore": "db/datastore clients should not be required",
       "cloud.google.com/go/storage": "cloud dependency",
+      "github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc": "unmaintained, archive mode",
       "github.com/armon/consul-api": "MPL license not in CNCF allowlist",
       "github.com/bketelsen/crypt": "unused, crypto",
       "github.com/form3tech-oss/jwt-go": "unmaintained, archive mode",
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
       "github.com/go-openapi/validate": "use k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/validate instead",
       "github.com/gogo/googleapis": "depends on unmaintained github.com/gogo/protobuf",
       "github.com/gogo/protobuf": "unmaintained",
+      "github.com/golang/mock": "unmaintained, archive mode",
       "github.com/google/shlex": "unmaintained, archive mode",
       "github.com/googleapis/enterprise-certificate-proxy": "references cloud dependencies",
       "github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2": "references cloud dependencies",
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@
       "github.com/gorilla/rpc": "unmaintained, archive mode",
       "github.com/gorilla/schema": "unmaintained, archive mode",
       "github.com/gorilla/websocket": "unmaintained, archive mode",
+      "github.com/gregjones/httpcache": "unmaintained, archive mode",
+      "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus": "unmaintained, archive mode",
       "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway": "use github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2",
       "github.com/hashicorp/consul": "MPL license not in CNCF allowlist",
       "github.com/hashicorp/errwrap": "MPL license not in CNCF allowlist",
@@ -49,19 +53,20 @@
       "github.com/mndrix/tap-go": "unmaintained",
       "github.com/onsi/ginkgo": "Ginkgo has been migrated to V2, refer to #109111",
       "github.com/pkg/errors": "unmaintained, archive mode",
-      "github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc": "unmaintained, archive mode",
+      "github.com/rubiojr/go-vhd": "unmaintained, archive mode",
       "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey": "MPL license not in CNCF allowlist",
       "github.com/spf13/viper": "refer to #102598",
       "github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema": "unmaintained",
       "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver": "",
+      "go.opencensus.io": "unmaintained, https://github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-go archive mode",
+      "golang.org/x/exp": "This subrepository holds experimental and deprecated packages",
       "golang.org/x/lint": "unmaintained, archive mode",
       "google.golang.org/api": "cloud dependency",
       "google.golang.org/genproto": "refer to #113366",
       "gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1": "obsolete, use github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify",
       "k8s.io/klog": "we have switched to klog v2, so avoid klog v1",
       "rsc.io/quote": "refer to #102833",
-      "rsc.io/sampler": "refer to #102833",
-      "golang.org/x/exp": "This subrepository holds experimental and deprecated packages"
+      "rsc.io/sampler": "refer to #102833"
     }
   },
   "status": {
@@ -118,6 +123,10 @@
         "k8s.io/kubernetes",
         "k8s.io/metrics"
       ],
+      "github.com/golang/mock": [
+        "k8s.io/kubernetes",
+        "k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers"
+      ],
       "github.com/google/shlex": [
         "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api",
         "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5"
@@ -137,6 +146,14 @@
         "github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy",
         "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3"
       ],
+      "github.com/gregjones/httpcache": [
+        "k8s.io/client-go"
+      ],
+      "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus": [
+        "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3",
+        "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3",
+        "k8s.io/apiserver"
+      ],
       "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway": [
         "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3",
         "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3"
@@ -167,6 +184,15 @@
         "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api",
         "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5"
       ],
+      "github.com/rubiojr/go-vhd": [
+        "k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers"
+      ],
+      "go.opencensus.io": [
+        "cloud.google.com/go",
+        "cloud.google.com/go/compute",
+        "github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim",
+        "google.golang.org/api"
+      ],
       "golang.org/x/exp": [
         "github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4",
         "github.com/google/cel-go"