diff --git a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-bsc-image.bb b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-bsc-image.bb
index cad29c0..6e74f85 100644
--- a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-bsc-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-bsc-image.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require sysmocom-image.inc
 
-IMAGE_INSTALL += "kernel-module-nls-iso8859-1 kernel-module-nls-cp437"
 IMAGE_LINGUAS = " "
 
 # This variant of the image will run osmo-bts and osmo-bsc
diff --git a/yocto-dora/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bbappend b/yocto-dora/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bbappend
index 6d8febe..09b1baa 100644
--- a/yocto-dora/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bbappend
+++ b/yocto-dora/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bbappend
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# add needed modules for vfat and e2fsprogs for resize2fs
-IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " kernel-module-nls-iso8859-1 kernel-module-nls-cp437 e2fsprogs "
+# add e2fsprogs for resize2fs need for bts installation
+IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " e2fsprogs "