diff --git a/rpm/centos-9/Dockerfile b/rpm/centos-9/Dockerfile
index cec8acfef0..c04299c12f 100644
--- a/rpm/centos-9/Dockerfile
+++ b/rpm/centos-9/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
 # https://forums.centos.org/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=72574, and
 # https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3720351
 RUN rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial
-RUN dnf install -y rpm-build rpmlint dnf-plugins-core
+RUN dnf install -y rpm-build dnf-plugins-core
 RUN dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
 
 COPY --link SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
diff --git a/rpm/fedora-39/Dockerfile b/rpm/fedora-39/Dockerfile
index 7a476863fb..5478277f76 100644
--- a/rpm/fedora-39/Dockerfile
+++ b/rpm/fedora-39/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ARG DISTRO
 ARG SUITE
 ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
 ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
-RUN dnf install -y rpm-build rpmlint dnf-plugins-core
+RUN dnf install -y rpm-build dnf-plugins-core
 COPY --link SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
 RUN dnf builddep -y /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec
 COPY --link --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
diff --git a/rpm/fedora-40/Dockerfile b/rpm/fedora-40/Dockerfile
index 3d717c491d..1fa0e8c2c1 100644
--- a/rpm/fedora-40/Dockerfile
+++ b/rpm/fedora-40/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ARG DISTRO
 ARG SUITE
 ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
 ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
-RUN dnf install -y rpm-build rpmlint dnf-plugins-core
+RUN dnf install -y rpm-build dnf-plugins-core
 COPY --link SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
 RUN dnf builddep -y /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec
 COPY --link --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
diff --git a/rpm/fedora-41/Dockerfile b/rpm/fedora-41/Dockerfile
index ac1c5b7404..322184bfc1 100644
--- a/rpm/fedora-41/Dockerfile
+++ b/rpm/fedora-41/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ARG DISTRO
 ARG SUITE
 ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
 ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
-RUN dnf install -y rpm-build rpmlint dnf-plugins-core
+RUN dnf install -y rpm-build dnf-plugins-core
 # FIXME(thaJeztah): workaround for building on Fedora 41 on arm64
 #
 # This is the equivalent of https://github.com/docker/containerd-packaging/pull/390
diff --git a/rpm/rhel-8/Dockerfile b/rpm/rhel-8/Dockerfile
index 89152a39f2..13d256594d 100644
--- a/rpm/rhel-8/Dockerfile
+++ b/rpm/rhel-8/Dockerfile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ARG SUITE
 ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
 ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
 
-RUN dnf install -y rpm-build rpmlint
+RUN dnf install -y rpm-build
 COPY --link SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
 RUN dnf builddep -y /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec
 COPY --link --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
diff --git a/rpm/rhel-9/Dockerfile b/rpm/rhel-9/Dockerfile
index 457690a74b..c9a198ef2d 100644
--- a/rpm/rhel-9/Dockerfile
+++ b/rpm/rhel-9/Dockerfile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ARG SUITE
 ENV DISTRO=${DISTRO}
 ENV SUITE=${SUITE}
 
-RUN dnf install -y rpm-build rpmlint
+RUN dnf install -y rpm-build
 COPY --link SPECS /root/rpmbuild/SPECS
 RUN dnf builddep -y /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/*.spec
 COPY --link --from=golang /usr/local/go /usr/local/go