diff --git a/roles/configure_functional_tests/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/configure_functional_tests/tasks/main.yaml
index 075c2a1182e..aa887114824 100644
--- a/roles/configure_functional_tests/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/configure_functional_tests/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
             # NOTE(slaweq) On Fedora/CentOS systems make sure that SELinux is
             # not in enforcing mode
             sudo setenforce 0
-            if [[ $os_VENDOR == "CentOSStream" && $os_RELEASE -eq 8 ]]; then
-                install_package python3.8 python38-devel
-            fi
         fi
 
         configure_host_for_func_testing