diff --git a/c8-base-docker.ks b/c8-base-docker.ks
index 937bd2b91277118ba39367155723913f43054c36..8d6f2cd272e4d084bd2332356c8fe3f4abdd2e16 100644
--- a/c8-base-docker.ks
+++ b/c8-base-docker.ks
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ cern-wrappers
 coreutils-single
 -dosfstools
 -e2fsprogs
-epel-release
 -firewalld
 -fuse-libs
 glibc-minimal-langpack