diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/strip-rootfs.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/strip-rootfs.sh
index 227ba9be254..95dfa92602a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/strip-rootfs.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/strip-rootfs.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ UNNEEDED_PACKAGES=(
   udev
   init-system-helpers
   cpio
-  passwd
   libsemanage1 libsemanage-common
   libsepol1
   gpgv