diff --git a/manifest.yaml b/manifest.yaml
index 7d2301c92..992adc193 100644
--- a/manifest.yaml
+++ b/manifest.yaml
@@ -271,10 +271,6 @@ packages:
  - conntrack-tools
 
 repo-packages:
-  # we always want the kernel from BaseOS
-  - repo: rhel-8.4-baseos
-    packages:
-      - kernel
   # we want the one shipping in RHEL, not the equivalently versioned one in RHAOS
   - repo: rhel-8.4-appstream
     packages: