diff --git a/manifest-rhel-9.0.yaml b/manifest-rhel-9.0.yaml
index 27aed6f48..f9ae81782 100644
--- a/manifest-rhel-9.0.yaml
+++ b/manifest-rhel-9.0.yaml
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ packages:
 
 # Packages pinned to specific repos in RHCOS 9
 repo-packages:
-  # We always want the kernel from BaseOS
-  - repo: rhel-9.0-baseos
-    packages:
-      - kernel
   - repo: rhel-9.0-appstream
     packages:
       # We want the one shipping in RHEL, not the equivalently versioned one in RHAOS
diff --git a/manifest-rhel-9.2.yaml b/manifest-rhel-9.2.yaml
index 7932ee1d6..425f24f4f 100644
--- a/manifest-rhel-9.2.yaml
+++ b/manifest-rhel-9.2.yaml
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ packages:
 
 # Packages pinned to specific repos in RHCOS 9
 repo-packages:
-  # We always want the kernel from BaseOS
-  # - repo: rhel-9.0-baseos
-  - repo: baseos
-    packages:
-      - kernel
   # - repo: rhel-9.0-appstream
   - repo: appstream
     packages: