diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile_rocky_deps b/docker/Dockerfile_rocky_deps
index 3932cfe702..0fce627520 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile_rocky_deps
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile_rocky_deps
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/dnf \
         xerces-c-devel                                                    \
         yaml-cpp                                                          \
         yasm                                                              \
-        ninja-build                                                       \
-    && dnf update -y
+        ninja-build
 
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