diff --git a/group.yml b/group.yml
index 5f75e6bb6..a9e61a3a8 100644
--- a/group.yml
+++ b/group.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ rhcos:
   require_consistency:
     driver-toolkit:
     - kernel
-    - kernel-rt
   exempt_rpms: # skip check these rpms as they will aligned with rhel base image in rhcos
   - libsemanage
   - python3-libsemanage
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ default_rpm_build_profile: default
 rpm_deliveries:
   - packages:
       - kernel
-      - kernel-rt
     rhel_tag: rhel-{RHCOS_EL_MAJOR}.{RHCOS_EL_MINOR}.0-z-candidate
     integration_tag: early-kernel-candidate
     stop_ship_tag: early-kernel-stop-ship