diff --git a/build_scripts/base/01-packages.sh b/build_scripts/base/01-packages.sh
index e99ff25f..7176d78e 100755
--- a/build_scripts/base/01-packages.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/base/01-packages.sh
@@ -184,15 +184,7 @@ EXCLUDED_PACKAGES=(
     podman-docker
 )
 
-# Remove excluded packages if they are installed
-if [[ "${#EXCLUDED_PACKAGES[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    readarray -t INSTALLED_EXCLUDED < <(rpm -qa --queryformat='%{NAME}\n' "${EXCLUDED_PACKAGES[@]}" 2>/dev/null || true)
-    if [[ "${#INSTALLED_EXCLUDED[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
-        dnf5 -y remove "${INSTALLED_EXCLUDED[@]}"
-    else
-        echo "No excluded packages found to remove."
-    fi
-fi
+dnf -y remove "${EXCLUDED_PACKAGES[@]}"
 
 ## Pins and Overrides
 ## Use this section to pin packages in order to avoid regressions
diff --git a/build_scripts/dx/00-dx.sh b/build_scripts/dx/00-dx.sh
index 726a1234..e40df6ee 100755
--- a/build_scripts/dx/00-dx.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/dx/00-dx.sh
@@ -105,19 +105,6 @@ echo "Installing DX COPR packages with isolated repo enablement..."
 copr_install_isolated "karmab/kcli" "kcli"
 copr_install_isolated "ublue-os/packages" "ublue-os-libvirt-workarounds"
 
-# DX packages to exclude - common to all versions
-EXCLUDED_PACKAGES=()
-
-# Remove excluded packages if they are installed
-if [[ "${#EXCLUDED_PACKAGES[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    readarray -t INSTALLED_EXCLUDED < <(rpm -qa --queryformat='%{NAME}\n' "${EXCLUDED_PACKAGES[@]}" 2>/dev/null || true)
-    if [[ "${#INSTALLED_EXCLUDED[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
-        dnf5 -y remove "${INSTALLED_EXCLUDED[@]}"
-    else
-        echo "No excluded packages found to remove."
-    fi
-fi
-
 rsync -rvK /ctx/system_files/dx/ /
 
 # Load iptable_nat module for docker-in-docker.