diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-dev.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-dev.bb
index 9f7c230..ef06964 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-dev.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-dev.bb
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
                 ethtool \
                 evtest \
                 devmem2 \
+                board-descriptor \
                 "
 OSTREE_BRANCHNAME = "${MACHINE}-dev"
diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-minimal.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-minimal.bb
index c25e13b..62d18c4 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-minimal.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-minimal.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL = " \
     systemd-serialgetty \
     networkmanager \
     modemmanager \
-    board-descriptor \
     curl \
     tar \
     less \
diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
index 17ee51b..5727ec0 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
                 networkmanager \
                 modemmanager \
                 parted \
-                board-descriptor \
-                sw-update \
                 rng-tools \
                 glibc-utils \
                 glibc-gconv \