diff --git a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-core-image-minimal.bb b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-core-image-minimal.bb
index 1cc00ff..eda716c 100644
--- a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-core-image-minimal.bb
+++ b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-core-image-minimal.bb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-IMAGE_INSTALL = "task-core-boot ${ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE_BOOTSTRAP} packagegroup-osmocom task-sysmocom-tools"
+IMAGE_INSTALL = "task-core-boot packagegroup-osmocom task-sysmocom-tools"
 IMAGE_LINGUAS = " "
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 
diff --git a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-image.inc b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-image.inc
index 16b03c5..90a05ba 100644
--- a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-image.inc
+++ b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-image.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 DEPENDS = "${MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS} util-linux-native"
-IMAGE_INSTALL = "task-core-boot ${ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE_BOOTSTRAP} ${ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE} packagegroup-osmocom task-sysmocom-debug task-sysmocom-tools ${MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS} "
+IMAGE_INSTALL = "task-core-boot ${ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE} packagegroup-osmocom task-sysmocom-debug task-sysmocom-tools ${MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS} "
 IMAGE_LINGUAS = " "
 IMAGE_FEATURES += " package-management "
 LICENSE = "MIT"
diff --git a/recipes-core/images/image-rauc-rescue-initramfs.bb b/recipes-core/images/image-rauc-rescue-initramfs.bb
index e78adc7..669d405 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/image-rauc-rescue-initramfs.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/image-rauc-rescue-initramfs.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "rescue initramfs"
 
-PACKAGE_INSTALL = "task-core-boot ${ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE_BOOTSTRAP} ${ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE} rauc dropbear"
+PACKAGE_INSTALL = "task-core-boot ${ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE} rauc dropbear"
 
 IMAGE_LINGUAS = ""
 FEED_URIS=""