diff --git a/c8-base-docker.ks b/c8-base-docker.ks
index 248adb7c0135db003213a11cf49733f42038b140..aaf7135265454af23793e4b0c7b62f37fe9c98f0 100644
--- a/c8-base-docker.ks
+++ b/c8-base-docker.ks
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-kojiv2
 # some packages get installed even though we ask for them not to be,
 # and they don't have any external dependencies that should make
 # anaconda install them
-TOREMOVE="kernel kernel-core kernel-modules bind-export-libs dhcp-libs dhcp-client dhcp-common dhcp-libs dracut-network e2fsprogs e2fsprogs-libs iptables-ebtables iptables-libs ethtool file firewalld freetype gettext gettext-libs grub2-tools-minimal grub2-tools-extra grub2-pc grub2-common grub2-pc-modules grub2-tools grubby iproute kexec-tools libcroco libgomp libmnl lzo os-prober python3-decorator python3-slip python3-slip-dbus snappy which linux-firmware"
+TOREMOVE="bind-export-libs dhcp-libs dhcp-client dhcp-common dracut-network ethtool file freetype gettext gettext-libs grub2-tools-minimal grub2-tools-extra grub2-common grub2-tools grubby iproute kexec-tools libcroco libgomp libmnl lzo os-prober snappy which"
 
 for remove in $TOREMOVE; do echo -n "removing $remove: "; rpm -e --nodeps $remove; done