diff --git a/manifest-rhel-8.6.yaml b/manifest-rhel-8.6.yaml
index bd35bd6ba..eb4808cc1 100644
--- a/manifest-rhel-8.6.yaml
+++ b/manifest-rhel-8.6.yaml
@@ -156,10 +156,6 @@ packages:
 
 # Packages pinned to specific repos in RHCOS
 repo-packages:
-  # we always want the kernel from BaseOS
-  - repo: rhel-8.6-baseos
-    packages:
-      - kernel
   # we want the one shipping in RHEL, not the equivalently versioned one in RHAOS
   - repo: rhel-8.6-appstream
     packages: