diff --git a/elements/amphora-agent/package-installs.yaml b/elements/amphora-agent/package-installs.yaml
index 3ad31f3627..c5fe07fc3d 100644
--- a/elements/amphora-agent/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/elements/amphora-agent/package-installs.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ git-man:
   uninstall: True
 perl:
   uninstall: True
+# diskimage-builder installs firewalld in rockylinux, it's not needed as it
+# blocks management and tenant traffic by default and we use security groups
+firewalld:
+  uninstall: True
 
 libffi-dev:
   build-only: True