diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 47e2b49ebb..63346c92b3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ require (
 	code.gitea.io/gitea-vet v0.2.2-0.20220122151748-48ebc902541b
 	code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea v0.15.1
 	codeberg.org/gusted/mcaptcha v0.0.0-20220723083913-4f3072e1d570
-	gitea.com/gitea/act_runner v0.0.0-20221015084035-e63e22e8c81d
 	gitea.com/gitea/proto-go v0.0.0-20221028125601-35c4f6b05835
 	gitea.com/go-chi/binding v0.0.0-20220309004920-114340dabecb
 	gitea.com/go-chi/cache v0.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 850750a9aa..efb24e35f4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ git.sr.ht/~mariusor/go-xsd-duration v0.0.0-20220703122237-02e73435a078 h1:cliQ4H
 git.sr.ht/~mariusor/go-xsd-duration v0.0.0-20220703122237-02e73435a078/go.mod h1:g/V2Hjas6Z1UHUp4yIx6bATpNzJ7DYtD0FG3+xARWxs=
 gitea.com/gitea/act v0.0.0-20221104080934-57978c14b59d h1:Xfdo11dwHpcjFtH0qebucf6zUqei8z9eZ4f0IMvoLjw=
 gitea.com/gitea/act v0.0.0-20221104080934-57978c14b59d/go.mod h1:lpzib6X73FHLSaTqTakan1xcsCAVhlZvPSpLns7jkRo=
-gitea.com/gitea/act_runner v0.0.0-20221015084035-e63e22e8c81d h1:WdZqNKX1TB0vH1nOFZhoYdesEGFwvwpKGkwjGaGCmgo=
-gitea.com/gitea/act_runner v0.0.0-20221015084035-e63e22e8c81d/go.mod h1:ZDTf3CZrtttQj0EzduNKPRUBPIrPOK6cdx/LFFVX+EE=
 gitea.com/gitea/proto-go v0.0.0-20221028125601-35c4f6b05835 h1:27PhT7Nli/pgRo1bDYVZ+hlCKuF9cfFuo+y9muaPVJY=
 gitea.com/gitea/proto-go v0.0.0-20221028125601-35c4f6b05835/go.mod h1:hD8YwSHusjwjEEgubW6XFvnZuNhMZTHz6lwjfltEt/Y=
 gitea.com/go-chi/binding v0.0.0-20220309004920-114340dabecb h1:Yy0Bxzc8R2wxiwXoG/rECGplJUSpXqCsog9PuJFgiHs=
diff --git a/routers/api/bots/runner/unary.go b/routers/api/bots/runner/unary.go
index 0941ec2901..e880bde7fe 100644
--- a/routers/api/bots/runner/unary.go
+++ b/routers/api/bots/runner/unary.go
@@ -12,21 +12,23 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 
-	"gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/core"
 	runnerv1 "gitea.com/gitea/proto-go/runner/v1"
 	"github.com/bufbuild/connect-go"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
-const runnerOnlineTimeDeltaSecs = 30
+const (
+	runnerOnlineTimeDeltaSecs = 30
+	uuidHeaderKey             = "x-runner-uuid"
+)
 
 var WithRunner = connect.WithInterceptors(connect.UnaryInterceptorFunc(func(unaryFunc connect.UnaryFunc) connect.UnaryFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, request connect.AnyRequest) (connect.AnyResponse, error) {
 		if methodName(request) == "Register" {
 			return unaryFunc(ctx, request)
 		}
-		uuid := request.Header().Get(core.UUIDHeader)
+		uuid := request.Header().Get(uuidHeaderKey)
 		runner, err := bots_model.GetRunnerByUUID(uuid)
 		if err != nil {
 			if _, ok := err.(bots_model.ErrRunnerNotExist); ok {