diff --git a/tests/Dockerfile/FedoraDockerfile.in b/tests/Dockerfile/FedoraDockerfile.in
index baf01142bc..4023f36aa2 100644
--- a/tests/Dockerfile/FedoraDockerfile.in
+++ b/tests/Dockerfile/FedoraDockerfile.in
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ FROM @OS_DISTRIBUTION@
 
 ENV TESTS_REPO="github.com/kata-containers/tests"
 
-RUN @UPDATE@
-
 RUN @DEPENDENCIES@
 
 ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
diff --git a/tests/run_packages_testing.sh b/tests/run_packages_testing.sh
index 95cc90878d..81decefe46 100755
--- a/tests/run_packages_testing.sh
+++ b/tests/run_packages_testing.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ generate_dockerfile() {
 	echo "Building dockerfile for ${OS_DISTRIBUTION}"
 	sed \
 		-e "s|@OS_DISTRIBUTION@|${OS_DISTRIBUTION}|g" \
-		-e "s|@UPDATE@|${UPDATE}|g" \
 		-e "s|@DEPENDENCIES@|${DEPENDENCIES}|g" \
 		"${DOCKERFILE_PATH}/FedoraDockerfile.in" > "${DOCKERFILE_PATH}"/Dockerfile
 }