diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
index 2d7295d..66d56f8 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
 
 
 IMAGE_INSTALL_append_imx8-nmhw23 = " \
-    dfu-util \
     bluez5 \
     packagegroup-ublox-modules \
     gnss-init \